34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Swan Vale compared to the rest of the country. About 34.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This health burden is seen across both physical conditions and the need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 20% of residents. While long-term health issues are common, the 0% of people reporting a mental health condition is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Vale, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 8.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
8.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13722/swan-vale/topic/health-disability