22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sylvania Waters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sylvania Waters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health than the national average defines daily life in Sylvania Waters, where 71.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions. This creates a profile of a very healthy population compared to other similar areas across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 4.5%, while arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 7.8%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Sylvania Waters, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.3% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Sylvania Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13733/sylvania-waters/topic/health-disability