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South Arm · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in South Arm

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

About the same as the national average, 27.7% of people in South Arm live with a long-term health condition. Most residents are healthy, with 57.9% reporting no long-term conditions at all.

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📍 South Arm, Suburb / Locality

Where South Arm sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Arm — lower than 56% of areas.

South Arm27.7%
2449, NSW 34.0%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 8.0% of residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 10.3% and asthma at 6.4%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Arm, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 57.9% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 3.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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South Arm splits fairly evenly between Other condition (21%) and Arthritis (19%), with Mental health at 15%.

Other condition 11.3% Arthritis 10.3% Mental health 8.0% Asthma 6.4% Diabetes 5.1% Lung condition 4.8% Heart disease 3.9% Cancer 3.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A higher than usual 6.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13591/south-arm/topic/health-disability