26.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Picton - West · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Picton - West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A shrinking need for daily help marks the health profile of Picton - West (L), where the proportion of people requiring assistance fell by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. The area is generally healthier than most similar places, with only 26.4% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are far less common here than across Australia, affecting only 5.2% of residents. The most frequent long-term illnesses reported are asthma at 10.4% and arthritis at 7.9%.
5.2%
Lower than 89% 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 Picton - West, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in the area need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.8% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Picton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122111/picton-west/topic/health-disability