50.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Running Stream · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Running Stream
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Half of all residents in Running Stream live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national rate of 27.7%. This high level of illness is seen across both physical and mental health, marking the area as one of the most affected among similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with arthritis (19.2%) and asthma (13.3%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions affect 12.5% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Running Stream, the largest group is None at 47%, followed by One condition (31%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Running Stream than in most areas. About 10.0% of people require this support, which is well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
10.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Running Stream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13456/running-stream/topic/health-disability