35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pottery Estate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pottery Estate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Chronic health issues have become more prominent in Pottery Estate, where 35.7% of people now live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and highlights a significant health burden for the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.4% of residents. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis and asthma, both at 12.5%, while 8% of people manage three or more conditions.
13.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Pottery Estate, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in Pottery Estate need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
6.3% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Pottery Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13266/pottery-estate/topic/health-disability