23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Ives · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Ives
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with chronic illness in St Ives compared to most other areas. Only 23.6% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This means more people in the area generally enjoy good health in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, at just 5.0% compared to the Australian figure of 8.8%. Overall, 72.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, while the most common issues are other specified conditions and arthritis.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Ives, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia. This rate is around the middle for similar areas.
4.4% ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13654/st-ives/topic/health-disability