23.6%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moree Plains · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Moree Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Moree Plains compared to most other areas. Only 23.6% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below both the state and national figures. This trend is reflected across both physical and mental health indicators.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 8.3%, followed by arthritis at 6.9%. Only 6.1% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.1%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) 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 Moree Plains, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.5% of residents, a figure that is lower than most areas. This is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
4.5% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Moree Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15300/moree-plains/topic/health-disability