33.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hadspen · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Hadspen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Hadspen is shaped by a higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average. About 33.2% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are common in the area, though the proportion of people needing daily help has decreased over the last decade.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health problems here, with 12.5% and 10.8% of people affected. Mental health conditions affect 10.6% of residents, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 8.8%.
10.6%
Higher than 59% 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 Hadspen, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Hadspen need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Australian average and is a little below the state figure, having fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Hadspen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615009/hadspen/topic/health-disability