29.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Emu Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Emu Heights sits around the middle for most health measures compared to similar areas. While 29% of people live with a long-term health condition, mental health challenges are more common here than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more frequent than in most areas, affecting 9.5% of the population. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 9.6%, and while 29% of people have a health condition, most residents have none at all.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Emu Heights, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.4% of residents, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.4% ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/health-disability