28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sutton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sutton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.8% of people in Sutton need help with daily activities, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures. While most residents are healthy, about 28% report a long-term health condition. This is around the middle for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28% of people here, with arthritis being the most common at 9.7%. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.3% of residents, which is a little below the national figure.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Sutton, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas, at just 2.8%. This is about 3 percentage points lower than the usual rate for New South Wales and Australia.
2.8% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13717/sutton/topic/health-disability