Health and care
On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Blackstaff ward:
- 28.6% of people had a limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability;
- 11.3% of the population noted that they provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others; and
- 58.0% of people stated that their general health was good.
In 2002 the average ambulance response time for Blackstaff ward was between 1 and 7 minutes.
In 2005 50.0% of children aged 3-5 were registered with a dentist.
| Comparisons | WARD | LGD | PC | N.IRELAND |
| Blackstaff | Belfast | Belfast South | N.I | |
| Census 2001 | ||||
| % people with limiting long-term illness | 28.6 | 24.2 | 18.4 | 20.4 |
| % population provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others | 11.3 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
| % people stated their health was good | 58.0 | 65.8 | 72.1 | 70.0 |
| Administrative Data | ||||
| Hospital episodes (2002) | 1754 | 94235 | 28246 | 505727 |
| % of children aged 3-5 registered with a dentist (2005) | 50.0 | 58.1 | 61.2 | 62.4 |
Datasets used:
Census 2001 (NISRA Census Office), Hospital Episodes 2002, Ambulance Ward Quintiles 2002 and Dental Registrations 2005 (DHSSPS).
