24.3%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Herne Hill · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Herne Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65.8% of residents in Herne Hill (L) have no long-term health conditions. This means most people here are healthy, with a much lower rate of long-term illness and mental health conditions compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas, affecting just 6.3% of the population.
6.3%
Lower than 85% 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 Herne Hill, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.1% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a little above the state figure, and the need for help has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
6.1% ▲ +135.9%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522029/herne-hill/topic/health-disability