27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sun Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sun Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of disability define Sun Valley, where very few residents require help with daily tasks compared to the rest of the state. Overall health is steady, with about 27.8% of people living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.5% of residents. Mental health conditions are reported by 6.8% of people, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Sun Valley, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people in Sun Valley need some help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% typical for both the state and the rest of the country.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Sun Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13706/sun-valley/topic/health-disability