32.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paxton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Paxton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Paxton (L) now need help with daily tasks than in 2011, though health challenges remain common. About 32.7% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate is partly driven by a significant number of residents reporting mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.8% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include asthma at 11.9% and arthritis at 9.8%, while 60.3% of residents report having no long-term condition.
12.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Paxton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 8.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%. This figure has fallen 1.9 percentage points since 2011, despite the area remaining much higher than most similar places.
8.6% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Paxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121093/paxton/topic/health-disability