30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunny Corner · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sunny Corner
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Sunny Corner now report long-term health issues than in previous years, with 30.9% of residents living with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many struggle with illness, the need for daily physical help remains relatively low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 17% of people. Overall, 30.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Mental health conditions affect 7.4% of the population, a figure slightly below the Australian average.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Sunny Corner, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, as only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Sunny Corner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13707/sunny-corner/topic/health-disability