23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Claymore · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Claymore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term illness marks Claymore, where only 23.7% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This is well below the 27.7% national figure, though a small number of people still require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident is healthy, with 59.4% reporting no long-term health conditions. Asthma is the most common chronic issue at 9.8%, while mental health conditions affect 8.2% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Claymore, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Claymore need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
6.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Claymore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10923/claymore/topic/health-disability