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Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far more people in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point live with a long-term health condition than in most other areas. About 42.1% of the population reports a chronic health issue, which is much higher than the national figure. This high rate of illness is reflected in the number of residents who need regular help with their daily activities.

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📍 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, Urban Centre

Where Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point sits — People with a long-term health condition

42.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point — higher than 89% of areas.

Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point42.1%
2317, NSW 41.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 18.9%, while 10.9% of people have a mental health condition. This rate of mental health issues is a little above the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.

None 51.0% One condition 25.4% Two conditions 10.2% Three or more 6.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point — Arthritis leads at 25%, ahead of Mental health (14%) and Other condition (12%).

Arthritis 18.9% Mental health 10.9% Other condition 9.5% Asthma 9.0% Heart disease 7.6% Diabetes 7.3% Cancer 6.0% Lung condition 3.8% Dementia 1.7% Stroke 1.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 8.8% of residents, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. This need for assistance has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.8% ▲ +45.6%

Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114027/salamander-bay-soldiers-point/topic/health-disability