33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Salt Ash · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Salt Ash
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Salt Ash, where 13.9% of people live with the condition. Overall, Salt Ash has a higher rate of long-term health challenges than most similar areas, with over a third of residents reporting a chronic condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 10.6% of residents.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Salt Ash, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
6.6% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Salt Ash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13482/salt-ash/topic/health-disability