29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scotts Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scotts Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Scotts Head have remained relatively stable over the last decade. Long-term health conditions affect 29.3% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here live without a chronic illness, though arthritis is the most common condition reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the NSW figure. In contrast, mental health conditions are reported by 6.9% of residents, a rate that is a little below both the state and national figures.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Scotts Head, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia and NSW.
5.5% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13523/scotts-head/topic/health-disability