29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Reedy Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Reedy Swamp
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Reedy Swamp need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. While 29.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, these figures are only slightly above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.9% of people here have a long-term health condition, with asthma being the most common at 13.4%. Mental health conditions are reported by 6.2% of residents, which is lower than the national figure.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Reedy Swamp, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily assistance is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 8.2%, this is a little above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
8.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Reedy Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13356/reedy-swamp/topic/health-disability