33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jerilderie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jerilderie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Jerilderie live with a long-term health condition, which is a much higher rate than across Australia. While most residents have no chronic health issues, the local community faces a higher burden of illness than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Asthma and arthritis are the most common, affecting 13.2% and 12.7% of people respectively, while mental health conditions are a little below the national rate at 7.4%.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Jerilderie, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.1% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.1% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Jerilderie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12023/jerilderie/topic/health-disability