32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swanpool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swanpool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 32.2% of people in Swanpool live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a higher burden of chronic illness in the area compared to most other similar places. Many residents deal with respiratory or joint issues, while others manage mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11% of residents. Other frequent long-term struggles include asthma at 12.8% and arthritis at 12.3%, though 60.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Swanpool, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of the population needs help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Swanpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22410/swanpool/topic/health-disability