29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Andrews · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Andrews
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
St Andrews sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health, though more people here need help with daily tasks than in most other places. While 62.1% of residents report no long-term health conditions, nearly 30% of the population manages a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues are arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 9.2%, while mental health conditions affect 7.7% of residents.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 St Andrews, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in St Andrews need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 6.4%, this is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
6.4% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 St Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13646/st-andrews/topic/health-disability