22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Pymble · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Pymble
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of chronic illness than most areas make West Pymble a healthy place to live. Only 22.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This positive health trend is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area reports very low levels of illness, with 73.1% of people having no long-term health conditions at all. Mental health conditions are particularly low at 5.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 West Pymble, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by just 3.3% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.3% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 West Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14267/west-pymble/topic/health-disability