24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maimuru · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 2.1% of people in Maimuru need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure. This sparsely populated area generally enjoys better health than most other places, with fewer long-term conditions and a lower need for daily assistance.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the state and national figures. Arthritis is the most common issue at 9%, while 71.7% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Maimuru, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is much lower here than in most areas. At 2.1%, this is well below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Maimuru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12453/maimuru/topic/health-disability