30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spring Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spring Terrace
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 30% of people in Spring Terrace live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This indicates a community with significant health needs, though those requiring daily assistance are few.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.8%, followed by heart disease at 8.9%. While the rate of long-term health issues is higher than most areas, mental health conditions affect 7.3% of residents, which is about the same as the state figure.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Terrace, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Spring Terrace need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.3% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13636/spring-terrace/topic/health-disability