25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandgate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandgate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in Sandgate need help with daily tasks, with 7.6% of the population requiring support. While the overall rate of long-term health issues is slightly lower than the state average, mental health challenges are more common here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.1% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.2%, followed by asthma at 9.8%.
10.1%
Higher than 70% 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 Sandgate, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Sandgate need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 7.6%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.6% ▼ -83.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13489/sandgate/topic/health-disability