24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Peters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Peters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better overall health outcomes define St Peters, where only 24.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. While general health is strong, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.1% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed by asthma at 8.2%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Peters, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
3.0% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13659/st-peters/topic/health-disability