Swansea · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Swansea

Name: Health & Disability in Swansea — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far more people in Swansea live with a long-term health condition than in most other similar areas, with 41.5% of residents affected. This is much higher than the New South Wales figure of 27%. These health challenges are widespread, affecting nearly half the local population.

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📍 Swansea, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.2% of people. The most frequent long-term health issues reported are arthritis at 18.2%, asthma at 10.2%, and heart disease at 8.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Swansea, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 50.5% One condition 23.4% Two conditions 10.2% Three or more 7.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Swansea — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Mental health (15%) and Asthma (13%).

Arthritis 18.2% Mental health 12.2% Asthma 10.2% Other condition 9.1% Heart disease 8.3% Diabetes 7.6% Cancer 5.9% Lung condition 4.7% Stroke 1.7% Dementia 1.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 10.0% of people in Swansea need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% typical for both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13726/swansea/topic/health-disability

Where Swansea sits — People with a long-term health condition