41.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 41.3% of people in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point involves managing a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, meaning health challenges are much more common here than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 16.8%, while 13.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Half of the population report no long-term conditions, but 7.1% live with three or more.
13.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre 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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.5% of the population. This figure is well above the Australian average of 5.8% and has risen by 5.8 points since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +155.0%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113015/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/topic/health-disability