Scarborough · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Scarborough

Name: Health & Disability in Scarborough — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A lower-than-average rate of chronic illness means most people in Scarborough enjoy good health. Only 25.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Scarborough, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While general health is good, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.2% of the population. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Scarborough, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 66.8% One condition 20.3% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 0.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Scarborough — Mental health leads at 24%, ahead of Asthma (19%) and Other condition (19%).

Mental health 10.2% Asthma 7.7% Other condition 7.7% Arthritis 7.1% Cancer 4.9% Heart disease 2.5% Diabetes 1.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.6% of people needing help with routine activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.

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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13515/scarborough/topic/health-disability

Where Scarborough sits — People with a long-term health condition