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Health & Disability in Smiths Lake

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Over 31% of people in Smiths Lake live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This reflects a community where chronic health issues are more common than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Smiths Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Smiths Lake sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Smiths Lake — higher than 62% of areas.

Smiths Lake31.2%
2428, NSW 40.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 11.4%, followed by asthma at 8.3%. While long-term health conditions are much more common here than in New South Wales, the 7.4% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the state average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Smiths Lake, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 59.5% One condition 22.1% Two conditions 5.5% Three or more 4.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Smiths Lake — Arthritis leads at 22%, ahead of Asthma (16%) and Other condition (14%).

Arthritis 11.4% Asthma 8.3% Other condition 7.5% Mental health 7.4% Heart disease 4.8% Cancer 4.4% Diabetes 4.1% Lung condition 2.6% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 3.9% of residents need some help with their daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both the state and the nation.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.9% ▼ -32.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13579/smiths-lake/topic/health-disability