32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Potato Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Potato Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of chronic illness mean more residents in Potato Point deal with health challenges than in most other areas. About 32.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 15.4%. While mental health conditions affect 8.3% of residents—about the same as the state average—over half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Potato Point, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
5.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Potato Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13265/potato-point/topic/health-disability