27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bluewater Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bluewater Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for the 27.3% of people in Bluewater Park living with a long-term health condition is similar to the national experience. While overall health trends match the rest of the country, mental health conditions are more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 9.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. This is the most common long-term health issue reported, followed closely by arthritis at 9.0% and asthma at 8.3%.
9.1%
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 Bluewater Park, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.2% of the population, which is a little below the 5.8% figure for Australia.
4.2% ▲ +73.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Bluewater Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30293/bluewater-park/topic/health-disability