21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Seaforth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Seaforth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Seaforth than in most other parts of the country. Only 21.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in generally good health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with 73% of people reporting no conditions at all. Asthma is the most frequent long-term illness at 6.3%, while mental health conditions affect 5.6% of residents, a figure well below the Australian average.
5.6%
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 Seaforth, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. Only 3% of people in Seaforth require this assistance, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.0% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13524/seaforth/topic/health-disability