22.7%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Baulkham Hills · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Baulkham Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Baulkham Hills than in most other areas. Only 22.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthier places in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the lowest at this level, affecting just 5% of people. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while others most commonly report asthma or arthritis.
5.0%
Lower than 91% of state electorate 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 Baulkham Hills, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This number has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 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 Baulkham Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10008/baulkham-hills/topic/health-disability