42.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Swan Bay, where 42.7% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7% and represents some of the highest rates of chronic illness for areas of this size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic illness is common here, with 16.5% of people reporting arthritis and 10.7% each for asthma and mental health. About 10.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Bay, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many in Swan Bay, as 10.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
10.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22404/swan-bay/topic/health-disability