37.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cessnock · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cessnock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness shapes daily life in Cessnock, where 37.4% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. The community faces significant health challenges, particularly with mental health and physical disabilities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.2% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis (13.3%) and asthma (11.2%) are also common, with 6.1% of residents managing three or more long-term conditions.
14.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre 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 Cessnock, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly 10% of people in Cessnock need help with daily activities, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This need for assistance has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, moving well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
9.7% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112005/cessnock/topic/health-disability