15.8%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Schofields (West) - Colebee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Schofields (West) - Colebee compared to the rest of the country. Only 15.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the region.
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 3.7% of people here have a mental health condition, well below the 8.8% national average. Most residents are healthy, with 78.3% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
15.8%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Schofields (West) - Colebee, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 13%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 2.2% of people requiring assistance. This is well below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.2% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Schofields (West) - Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021631/schofields-colebee/topic/health-disability