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Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven

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

Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven. About 35.3% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, Region (SA4)

Where Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven sits — People with a long-term health condition

35.3%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven — higher than 95% of areas.

Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven35.3%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 13.9% of residents, followed by mental health conditions at 10.4%. This mental health rate is higher than in most other areas and sits a little above the New South Wales figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 55.8% One condition 22.1% Two conditions 8.4% Three or more 4.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Other condition (14%).

Arthritis 13.9% Mental health 10.4% Other condition 8.9% Asthma 8.8% Diabetes 5.9% Heart disease 5.6% Cancer 4.4% Lung condition 2.9% Stroke 1.4% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is required by 7.3% of people, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This need for help has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011 and is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.

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7.3% ▲ +13.7%

Higher than 87% of region (sa4) 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 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/114/southern-highlands-and-shoalhaven/topic/health-disability