20.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Sandstone than in most other parts of the country. Only 20.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This indicates a population with a notably lower burden of long-term disease.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 3.7% of people compared to 8.8% across Australia. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 11%, while 45% of the total population reports having no health conditions at all.
3.7%
Lower than 81% 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 Sandstone, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability in Sandstone, where only 2.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Sandstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51326/sandstone/topic/health-disability