16.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sherwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower share of people live with long-term health issues in Sherwood compared to the rest of the country. Only 16.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 0.0% of people, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Among those with long-term health issues, heart disease (8.8%) and arthritis (7.4%) are the most common.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Sherwood, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Sherwood reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13551/sherwood/topic/health-disability