46.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandy Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandy Crossing
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Sandy Crossing live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This is a stark contrast for the area, where 46.2% of people report chronic health issues while almost no one requires daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are common here, with 11.5% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is much higher than most areas. Asthma is the most frequent long-term condition at 15.4%, followed by cancer and mental health at 11.5% each.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Sandy Crossing, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 46%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, no one in Sandy Crossing reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Sandy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13497/sandy-crossing/topic/health-disability