32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sharon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sharon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people struggle with long-term health issues in Sharon than in most similar areas. About 32.3% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is reflected in the number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 13% of people. While 9.3% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Sharon, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.4% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the 5.8% national average.
7.4% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32546/sharon/topic/health-disability