40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Deua River Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Deua River Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 40.4% of people in Deua River Valley live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This is one of the highest rates for any similar area, with a high prevalence of chronic illness and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with 17.3% of residents reporting arthritis and 13.5% reporting asthma. Mental health conditions affect 11.5% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
11.5%
Higher 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 →Deua River Valley splits fairly evenly between None (47%) and One condition (42%), with Two conditions at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, no one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national and state figures of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Deua River Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11247/deua-river-valley/topic/health-disability