48.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Camden Haven · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Camden Haven
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
High rates of long-term illness mark Camden Haven as one of the most health-challenged areas of its kind. Nearly half of all residents, or 48.1%, live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 22.7%. Mental health conditions affect 11.4% of the population, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 8.0%.
11.4%
Higher than 71% 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 Camden Haven, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common in Camden Haven, with 11.9% of people requiring support. This is well above the Australian average of 5.8% and has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Camden Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114002/camden-haven/topic/health-disability