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Sylvania - Taren Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Sylvania - Taren Point

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Sylvania - Taren Point, affecting 10.3% of the population. Most people here live without a chronic health condition, though a small number of residents require daily assistance to manage their lives.

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📍 Sylvania - Taren Point, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sylvania - Taren Point sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sylvania - Taren Point — higher than 50% of areas.

Sylvania - Taren Point28.1%
2224, NSW 27.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 28.1% of people report a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. Notably, the 6.2% of people with a mental health condition is much lower than in most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sylvania - Taren Point, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 64.7% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 5.9% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Sylvania - Taren Point — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Other condition (16%) and Mental health (13%).

Arthritis 10.3% Other condition 7.8% Mental health 6.2% Asthma 6.2% Heart disease 5.2% Diabetes 4.8% Cancer 4.1% Lung condition 1.6% Dementia 1.6% Stroke 1.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.8%, which is a little above the national figure. This need has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.8% ▲ +23.7%

Higher than 73% 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 Sylvania - Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011531/sylvania-taren-point/topic/health-disability