40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hastings · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hastings
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the highest in its class for health struggles, Hastings sees 40.7% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health and arthritis being the most common challenges for residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 20.4% of the population, which is far above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Overall, 24.1% of residents live with one long-term health condition, while 5.6% manage two.
20.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Hastings, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most similar areas. At 7.4%, this is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60262/hastings/topic/health-disability