26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Butterwick · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people need daily help in Butterwick compared to the rest of the state. While a small slice of the population manages long-term health issues, mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 26.3% of people have a long-term health condition, a rate that is a little below the Australian average of 27.7%.
26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
10.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Butterwick, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.6% of people in Butterwick need help with daily activities, which is well below the New South Wales and national figure of 5.8%.
1.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Butterwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10723/butterwick/topic/health-disability