25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Piedmont · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Piedmont
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Half of all residents in Piedmont report having no long-term health conditions. While overall health is slightly better than the state and national figures, a higher proportion of people here live with mental health conditions compared to most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.6% of the population.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Piedmont, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Piedmont need help with daily activities. This figure is about the same as the state and national levels, though it is higher than in most similar areas.
5.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Piedmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22068/piedmont/topic/health-disability