29.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pallamallawa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Pallamallawa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Lower rates of long-term health conditions than most similar areas define Pallamallawa. While these figures are lower than nearby places, about 29.8% of residents still live with a chronic health issue, which is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 12.8%, followed by asthma at 10.5%. About 9.5% of the population has a mental health condition, which is roughly the same as the Australian average.
9.5%
Lower than 55% 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 Pallamallawa, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging here than in most similar areas, with 8.2% of people needing help with everyday activities. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8% and has risen 3.1 points since 2011.
8.2% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
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).
More for Pallamallawa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Pallamallawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122106/pallamallawa/topic/health-disability