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Red Head · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Red Head

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

More than one in three people in Red Head live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the New South Wales figure. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most similar areas, with 37.1% of residents managing ongoing illness.

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📍 Red Head, Urban Centre

Where Red Head sits — People with a long-term health condition

37.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Red Head — higher than 71% of areas.

Red Head37.1%
2430, NSW 38.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis affecting 16.5% of residents. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than the national figure, affecting 10.7% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Red Head, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 27%.

None 55.5% One condition 25.2% Two conditions 7.6% Three or more 4.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Red Head, the largest group is Arthritis at 25%, followed by Mental health (16%) and Other condition (15%).

Arthritis 16.5% Mental health 10.7% Other condition 9.9% Asthma 7.9% Diabetes 6.3% Heart disease 4.6% Cancer 3.9% Lung condition 3.0% Stroke 1.8% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.4% of people need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.4% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121096/red-head/topic/health-disability