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Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health struggles are among the highest for similar areas in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head, where 37% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The area faces a significant burden of chronic illness and a growing need for daily support.

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📍 Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head sits — People with a long-term health condition

37.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head — higher than 92% of areas.

Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head37.0%
2430, NSW 38.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are far more common here than across New South Wales, with arthritis affecting 14.8% of residents. Mental health conditions are also a little above the national figure, at 9.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.

None 54.7% One condition 23.6% Two conditions 8.6% Three or more 4.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Asthma (15%) and Mental health (15%).

Arthritis 14.8% Asthma 9.9% Mental health 9.8% Other condition 8.7% Heart disease 6.0% Diabetes 5.7% Cancer 4.6% Lung condition 2.9% Stroke 1.4% Dementia 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little more than 7.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.4% ▲ +27.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051168/old-bar-manning-point-red-head/topic/health-disability