28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Phillip Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Phillip Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as the national figure, 28.6% of people in Phillip Bay live with a long-term health condition. This is a health profile that mostly mirrors the wider state and country, although the area sees fewer reports of mental health issues than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28.6% of residents, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 9.4%, while mental health conditions are lower than the national average at 6.7%.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Phillip Bay, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activity needs are higher here than in most similar areas, with 6.5% of people requiring help, which is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.5% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Phillip Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13205/phillip-bay/topic/health-disability