44.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eraring · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eraring
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Eraring than in the rest of the country. About 44.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is 17 percentage points above the national figure. This significant gap highlights a community facing substantial health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.6% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 16.7%, while 9% of residents manage three or more health conditions.
13.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Eraring, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is well above the state and national figures. Around 9% of people in Eraring require this support, which is 3.3 percentage points higher than the 5.8% seen across Australia.
9.0% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Eraring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11432/eraring/topic/health-disability