29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northern Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Northern Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant challenge in Northern Heights, affecting 11.5% of people. This is much higher than most similar areas. While nearly 30% of residents live with a long-term health issue, a higher proportion of the community now requires daily help compared to the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The most common long-term health issues reported are mental health (11.5%), asthma (9.5%) and arthritis (8.9%). Overall, 29.5% of residents have a long-term condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Northern Heights, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.9% of people in Northern Heights. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.9% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Northern Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41049/northern-heights/topic/health-disability