32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Putty · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Putty
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Putty live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with mental health and arthritis being the most common challenges for residents here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 16.7% of the population, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average and among the highest for similar areas. Overall, 32.5% of residents report a long-term health issue, with arthritis affecting 15.1% and asthma affecting 9.5% of the community.
16.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Putty, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 7.1% of people in Putty who need help with their everyday activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state and national figures of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Putty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13292/putty/topic/health-disability