24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Sandhurst compared to the rest of the country. About 24.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health indicators.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.4% of people here, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. The most common long-term conditions reported are asthma at 8.2% and arthritis at 6.9%, while 70.4% of residents report no conditions at all.
6.4%
Lower than 67% 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 Sandhurst, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. Only 3.1% of people in Sandhurst require this support, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.1% ▲ +152.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Sandhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22232/sandhurst/topic/health-disability