30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Penrith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in South Penrith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in South Penrith live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This high rate of chronic illness is partly driven by mental health challenges, which affect more residents here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, including arthritis (9.8%) and asthma (9.2%). Mental health conditions are particularly common at 9.2%, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the state average.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 South Penrith, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.0% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 South Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13612/south-penrith/topic/health-disability