20.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pleasure Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pleasure Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Pleasure Point compared to most of the country. Only 20.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which affect only 3.6% of people. Most residents report no chronic conditions at all, while the most frequent issues are other unspecified conditions, asthma, and diabetes.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Pleasure Point, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is relatively easy for most, with only 4.0% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.0% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 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 Pleasure Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13241/pleasure-point/topic/health-disability