26.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Helensburgh · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Helensburgh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of health struggles define Helensburgh compared to most similar areas. Only 26.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 9.5%, followed by mental health at 8.0%. Most residents are healthy, with 68.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.0%
Lower 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 Helensburgh, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Helensburgh need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
3.5% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114014/helensburgh/topic/health-disability