25.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Johns Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Johns Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily living is easier for many in St Johns Park, where 68.5% of people report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthier-than-average area, though a significant number of residents still require support for daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.0% of residents.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Johns Park, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rates of chronic illness, 10.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
10.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 St Johns Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13656/st-johns-park/topic/health-disability