14.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sir Samuel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sir Samuel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Sir Samuel than in the rest of the country. Only 14.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11.4% of people. This is consistent with a very low rate of mental health conditions, which sits at 0.0% compared to 8.8% nationally.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Sir Samuel, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8% and is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Sir Samuel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51355/sir-samuel/topic/health-disability