25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandy Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy lifestyle is common in Sandy Point, where 69.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area feel quite well, with lower rates of chronic illness and mental health issues compared to both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. This includes asthma (7.7%) and arthritis (6.7%), while mental health conditions are well below the national figure at 5.7%.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Point, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This figure is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +197.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13502/sandy-point/topic/health-disability