Junction Hill · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Junction Hill

Name: Health & Disability in Junction Hill — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Daily life in Junction Hill is marked by a high rate of chronic illness, with 38.3% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and is much higher than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Junction Hill, Urban Centre

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues, while 9.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Junction Hill, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.

None 55.6% One condition 24.2% Two conditions 9.1% Three or more 4.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Junction Hill splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Asthma (17%), with Other condition at 16%.

Arthritis 13.8% Asthma 11.5% Other condition 10.3% Mental health 9.8% Diabetes 6.5% Heart disease 5.7% Cancer 5.0% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 7.6% of residents. This figure has risen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

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 Junction Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115088/junction-hill/topic/health-disability

Where Junction Hill sits — People with a long-term health condition