52.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swanhaven · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swanhaven
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Swanhaven live with a long-term health condition. This rate of 52% is far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. It paints a picture of a community with significant and widespread health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term illness is common here, with arthritis (26.5%) and asthma (13.3%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas, affecting 11.2% of residents.
11.2%
Higher than 78% 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 →Swanhaven splits fairly evenly between None (40%) and One condition (36%), with Two conditions at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily support is well above the state and national figures. About 10.2% of people in Swanhaven require help with their daily activities, which is among the highest rates for this level of area.
10.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Swanhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13724/swanhaven/topic/health-disability