22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Summer Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Summer Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness on Summer Island compared to most of the country. Only 22.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most similar areas, with 72% of people reporting no conditions at all. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 14%, while mental health conditions affect 7.5% of residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Summer Island, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Summer Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13704/summer-island/topic/health-disability