29.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sutherland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sutherland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Sutherland, affecting 10.5% of residents. This figure is a little above the national average and higher than in most similar areas. Overall, about 29.3% of people here live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 64.5% reporting no long-term health issues. However, those with conditions most often report mental health, other conditions, or arthritis, with the overall rate of long-term health issues being a little above the New South Wales figure.
10.5%
Higher than 73% 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 Sutherland, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Sutherland need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13716/sutherland/topic/health-disability