20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pinnacle Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people in Pinnacle Swamp report long-term health issues, though a small number of residents require daily support. Only 20% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is much lower than most areas, and no residents reported a mental health condition. Among those with health issues, the most common are other conditions, arthritis, and diabetes, each affecting 12.5% of the population.
20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Pinnacle Swamp, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 32%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of reported illness, 7.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.5% —
Higher 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 Pinnacle Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13233/pinnacle-swamp/topic/health-disability