28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Skennars Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Skennars Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for the 28.6% of people in Skennars Head living with a health condition. This rate is just a little above the New South Wales figure, though it is about the same as the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis (10.4%) and asthma (7.5%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 7.4% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Skennars Head, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed without help for most, as the 4.5% of people needing assistance with daily activities is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.5% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Skennars Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13569/skennars-head/topic/health-disability