30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sturt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Sturt, affecting 10.0% of residents. This contributes to a higher rate of long-term health issues here than in most similar areas, with 30.8% of people living with a lasting condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Along with mental health, the most common issues reported are other conditions (9.7%), arthritis (9.2%), and asthma (8.6%).
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Sturt, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.1% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41401/sturt/topic/health-disability