22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Ives Chase · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Ives Chase
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in St Ives Chase compared to most other areas. Only 22.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a health profile that is significantly stronger than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here at 4.9%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most frequent condition mentioned at 6.5%.
4.9%
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 Chase, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in St Ives Chase need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and the rest of the country.
3.2% ▲ +62.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Chase [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13655/st-ives-chase/topic/health-disability