32.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Utungun · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Utungun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high proportion of people in Utungun live with long-term health issues, with 32.0% of residents reporting a chronic condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%. While many residents manage these health challenges, the level of daily assistance required remains typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.0% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 16.0%, while mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population, a rate slightly below the national figure.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Utungun, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.2% of the population. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
5.2% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Utungun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14080/utungun/topic/health-disability