34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sawyers Gully · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sawyers Gully
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Sawyers Gully, where 34.5% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%. Mental health and arthritis are the most common struggles for the local community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 12.9% of people have a mental health condition, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 8.8% national figure. Arthritis is also very common at 12.7%, while asthma affects 9.8% of the population.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Sawyers Gully, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.5% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.5% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Sawyers Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13514/sawyers-gully/topic/health-disability