34.0%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blue Mountains · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Blue Mountains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in the Blue Mountains live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with 34% of residents managing ongoing health issues. Mental health and arthritis are among the most common challenges facing the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with 11.6% of people reporting a mental health condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 10.7% and asthma at 9.6%.
11.6%
Higher than 87% 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 Blue Mountains, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This proportion has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10011/blue-mountains/topic/health-disability