26.4%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pittwater · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Pittwater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Two-thirds of people in Pittwater report having no long-term health conditions, making it a healthier area than many others. Only 26.4% of residents live with a long-term health issue, which is slightly lower than the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.6% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most frequent at 8.6%, followed by asthma at 6.9%.
6.6%
Lower than 80% of state electorate 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 Pittwater, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by only 4.4% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most areas and barely changed since 2011. This is also a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
4.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10067/pittwater/topic/health-disability