39.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jerseyville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jerseyville
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 Jerseyville compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 40% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is mirrored in the fact that more residents here require daily assistance than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 39.4% of people, which is 12 percentage points higher than both the state and national figures. Arthritis is the most common issue at 19.7%, while 7.6% of residents report a mental health condition, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Jerseyville, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher here than in most areas. About 9.1% of people require such assistance, which is 3.3 percentage points above the figures for Australia and New South Wales.
9.1% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Jerseyville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12031/jerseyville/topic/health-disability