38.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Heywood · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Heywood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Heywood now need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This is an area where health challenges are common, with 38.4% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, particularly arthritis at 15.2% and mental health conditions at 11.8%. This last figure is well above the Australian average of 8.8%.
11.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Heywood, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for 9.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%. The proportion of people needing this help rose by 1.2 points since 2011.
9.2% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/health-disability