St Leonards · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in St Leonards

Name: Health & Disability in St Leonards — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in St Leonards than in almost any similar area. Only 16.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in very good overall health.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 5.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, with 77% reporting none.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In St Leonards, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 77.0% One condition 13.4% Two conditions 2.5% Three or more 0.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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St Leonards splits fairly evenly between Other condition (24%) and Mental health (22%), with Asthma at 22%.

Other condition 6.3% Mental health 5.9% Asthma 5.8% Arthritis 2.6% Diabetes 2.1% Cancer 1.9% Heart disease 1.3% Lung condition 0.3% Stroke 0.3% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most here, as only 1.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.

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 Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13657/st-leonards/topic/health-disability

Where St Leonards sits — People with a long-term health condition