26.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sutton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sutton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 69% of people in Sutton report having no long-term health conditions. This means the community is generally healthier than most similar areas, with very few residents needing daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The 26.8% of people with a long-term health condition is much lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. The most common reports are other conditions at 9.2% and asthma at 8.8%.
8.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Sutton, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.4% of residents need help with daily activities, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 5.8%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
1.4% ▼ -64.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122124/sutton/topic/health-disability