20.8%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sanderson · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Sanderson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Sanderson than in most similar areas. Only 20.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health, making it one of the healthier pockets of the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.3% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below the national 8.8%. Most residents here are healthy, with 68.2% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
5.3%
Lower than 90% 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 Sanderson, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.2% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure has risen 2.0 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the national average of 5.8%.
4.2% ▲ +93.3%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Sanderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70023/sanderson/topic/health-disability