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Swansea - Caves Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Swansea - Caves Beach

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

More people in Swansea - Caves Beach now need help with daily tasks than in 2011. This area faces significant health challenges, with 36.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

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📍 Swansea - Caves Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Swansea - Caves Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition

36.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Swansea - Caves Beach — higher than 91% of areas.

Swansea - Caves Beach36.6%
2281, NSW 36.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are very common here, particularly arthritis at 14.7% and asthma at 9.6%. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than in most areas, affecting 10.3% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Swansea - Caves Beach, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 56.6% One condition 23.1% Two conditions 8.2% Three or more 5.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Swansea - Caves Beach — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Asthma (15%).

Arthritis 14.7% Mental health 10.3% Asthma 9.6% Other condition 8.7% Heart disease 6.3% Diabetes 5.8% Cancer 4.7% Lung condition 3.3% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The number of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 7.3% since 2011. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8% and is much higher than in most similar areas.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.3% ▲ +13.9%

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 Swansea - Caves Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011212/swansea-caves-beach/topic/health-disability