31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Humula · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Humula
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Humula live with long-term health conditions compared to most other areas. About 31% of people report a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community facing more chronic health challenges than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (13.2%) and asthma (12.4%) are the most common long-term conditions here. While 31% of people have a health issue, 8.5% report a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Australian average.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Humula, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most similar areas. However, at 5.4%, this figure is about the same as the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
5.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Humula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11959/humula/topic/health-disability