24.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sedgefield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sedgefield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability rates in Sedgefield have shifted slightly since 2011, though the area remains healthier than most. Only 24% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.6%, while 8.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents report no long-term health conditions at all.
8.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Sedgefield, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in other areas, with only 2.4% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.4% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Sedgefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13529/sedgefield/topic/health-disability