24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Picnic Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Picnic Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Picnic Point than in most similar areas. About 24.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is lower than both the state and national figures. This trend is particularly clear for mental health, where the local rate is well below the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.6% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 8.2%, followed by asthma at 7.1%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Picnic Point, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.1% of residents, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Picnic Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13211/picnic-point/topic/health-disability