32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Emu Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Emu Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.4% of people in Emu Plains live with a long-term health condition. This makes the area's health profile stand out compared to most other regions. These challenges are seen across both physical and mental health across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.9%, followed by mental health conditions which affect 10% of residents. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above both the state and national figures.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Plains, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.6% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.6% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Emu Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11421/emu-plains/topic/health-disability