29.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Saumarez Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Saumarez Ponds
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Saumarez Ponds have remained steady, with 29.3% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here are healthy, as 65.6% report having no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.1%, followed by asthma at 9.4%. Only 6.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Saumarez Ponds, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both the state and the rest of Australia.
4.6% ▲ +223.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Saumarez Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13510/saumarez-ponds/topic/health-disability