22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spring Farm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spring Farm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost three quarters of Spring Farm residents report having no long-term health conditions, reflecting a very healthy population. Only 22.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most other areas, with asthma being the most reported at 8.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.2% of people, which is about the same as the figure for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Spring Farm, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across both the state and the nation.
3.6% ▲ +370.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Spring Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13628/spring-farm/topic/health-disability