40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Retreat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Retreat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Retreat live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 40% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 13 points above the New South Wales figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health conditions are very common, no residents reported having a mental health condition. This is well below the 8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Retreat, None is the majority at 60%; Two conditions is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is challenging for many here, with 22.2% of people needing help with basic activities. This is far above the national figure of 5.8%.
22.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13368/retreat/topic/health-disability