26.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Long Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Long Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 4% of people in Long Point live with a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure. This small proportion marks the most striking health trend for the area. Generally, health and disability levels here align closely with state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure slightly lower than the 27.7% national average. Among those with conditions, arthritis is the most common at 10.4%, while 61.3% of the population report having no long-term health issues.
4.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Long Point, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of people, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian average of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +216.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Long Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12390/long-point/topic/health-disability