22.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Pauls · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in St Pauls
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition in St Pauls, affecting 15.8% of residents. This is a healthy community where only 22.3% of people report a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 1.8% of people here have a mental health condition, which is among the lowest rates in the country. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, with 64.0% of the population falling into this category.
1.8%
Lower than 98% 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 Pauls, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in St Pauls need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the state and nation, at 3.6%. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
3.6% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Pauls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322113/st-pauls/topic/health-disability