31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jamberoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jamberoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Jamberoo, affecting 11.8% of residents. While many people here manage chronic illness, the number of those needing daily help is lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with 31.4% of people affected, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This is led by arthritis and mental health, though the 8.3% with a mental health condition is about the same as the national rate.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Jamberoo, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Jamberoo need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.4% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Jamberoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12007/jamberoo/topic/health-disability