17.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Main Arm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report chronic health struggles in Main Arm than in most other parts of the country. Only 17.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.3% of people, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition reported at 6.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Main Arm, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas. Only 2.2% of people in Main Arm require such assistance, which is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.2% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/health-disability