34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Camira · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Camira
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A huge 28.6% of people in Camira live with a mental health condition, a figure far above the same rate for New South Wales. This is a key part of the local health story, as the area faces much higher levels of long-term illness than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.3% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue, followed by arthritis and heart disease at 17.1% each.
28.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Camira, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities are difficult for 8.6% of people here, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 5.8%.
8.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Camira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10776/camira/topic/health-disability