29.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of chronic illness marks Swan Bay, where 29.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. The area also sees a higher proportion of mental health struggles compared to most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.8% of the population, which is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.9%, while 54.6% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Swan Bay, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Swan Bay need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +163.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13720/swan-bay/topic/health-disability