33.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunshine Acres · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sunshine Acres
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A drop in the number of people needing daily help has marked the recent health trend for Sunshine Acres. While 8.8% of residents now require assistance, this is a fall of 5.1 percentage points since 2011. However, long-term health conditions remain more common here than in most of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 14.2%, while mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas at 10.8%.
10.8%
Higher than 63% 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 Sunshine Acres, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 8.8%, this is well above the Australian figure of 5.8%, despite the decline seen since 2011.
8.8% ▼ -36.8%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321097/sunshine-acres/topic/health-disability