21.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Deer Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Deer Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Deer Vale compared to most of the country. Only 21.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in generally good health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.9% of people report a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 9.4%, while 64.1% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
3.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Deer Vale, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Deer Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11234/deer-vale/topic/health-disability