33.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chittaway Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chittaway Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Chittaway Point now report long-term health issues compared to previous years. About 33.5% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is seen across several different health categories.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (12.6%) and mental health issues (10.2%) being the most frequent. This includes mental health conditions, which are a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
10.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Chittaway Point, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.0% of people in Chittaway Point need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the rest of Australia.
4.0% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Chittaway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10911/chittaway-point/topic/health-disability