36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blaxland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blaxland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Blaxland live with a long-term health condition, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While physical health challenges are common, mental health conditions are far less frequent here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is most often other conditions, asthma, cancer or diabetes, though mental health conditions are well below the state and national rates at 5.2%.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Blaxland, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Blaxland reported needing help with their daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and much lower than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30285/blaxland/topic/health-disability