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Snowy Mountains · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Snowy Mountains

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

A slightly higher rate of long-term health conditions defines the Snowy Mountains, where 29.3% of residents live with a chronic illness. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite these health challenges, the area has a relatively low proportion of people requiring daily assistance.

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📍 Snowy Mountains, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Snowy Mountains sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.3%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Snowy Mountains — higher than 59% of areas.

Snowy Mountains29.3%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 10.9%, followed by mental health at 8.8% and asthma at 8.1%. While 29.3% of people have at least one chronic condition, the majority of residents—60%—report having none.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Snowy Mountains, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 60.0% One condition 19.5% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Snowy Mountains splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (22%) and Mental health (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 10.9% Mental health 8.8% Asthma 8.1% Other condition 7.2% Diabetes 4.3% Heart disease 4.2% Cancer 3.1% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 5.0% of people in the Snowy Mountains need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits about 0.8 percentage points below both the state and national averages.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Snowy Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/health-disability