30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Seaham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Seaham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more visible in Seaham, where 30.8% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and higher than most other similar areas. These health struggles are most common among those dealing with arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported condition at 9.9%, followed by mental health (9.2%) and asthma (9.1%). While 61.9% of residents have no long-term health issues, the 9.2% with a mental health condition is a little above the New South Wales figure.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Seaham, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.5% of people in Seaham need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Seaham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13525/seaham/topic/health-disability