38.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Soldiers Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Soldiers Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Soldiers Point than in the rest of the state. About 38.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 10 to 11 percentage points above the New South Wales and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 15.7%, while 8.2% of people have a mental health condition, a figure about the same as the national average. Over half the population reports no long-term health issues, though 4.9% deal with three or more conditions.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Soldiers Point, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than in most other areas. Around 6.8% of people need some help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian and state figures of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Soldiers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13586/soldiers-point/topic/health-disability