34.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parkes · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Parkes
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Parkes live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Roughly 34.4% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure. This includes a high rate of mental health conditions and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with 34.4% of people affected. Mental health issues are higher than most areas at 11.1%, while asthma and arthritis also impact over 11% of the population.
11.1%
Higher than 67% 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 Parkes, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 7.7% of people in Parkes need help with daily activities, which is a little above the national figure. This need for assistance has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
7.7% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114024/parkes/topic/health-disability