24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spring Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spring Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 60.5% of people in Spring Ridge report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This is particularly true for mental health, where the 4.5% rate is much lower than most areas and nearly half the national average.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Ridge, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 1.9% of people need assistance with their day-to-day activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
1.9% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13635/spring-ridge/topic/health-disability