35.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jerrawangala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jerrawangala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Jerrawangala live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. The area faces significant health challenges, particularly with mental health conditions affecting a much larger share of the population than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very common here, affecting 18.3% of residents, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Overall, 35.0% of people report a long-term health condition, with cancer and arthritis also frequently reported.
18.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Jerrawangala, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, as 10.0% need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for both the state and the rest of Australia.
10.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Jerrawangala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12028/jerrawangala/topic/health-disability