32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Speewa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Speewa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Speewa live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 32.2% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is particularly evident in mental health, where residents are much more likely to be affected than those in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (13.9%) and arthritis (12.2%) are the most common long-term ailments here. Mental health conditions affect 11.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 8.0%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Speewa, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite higher rates of chronic illness, only 5.2% of people in Speewa need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded across both the state and the nation.
5.2% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Speewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13622/speewa/topic/health-disability