35.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malua Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Malua Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of people in Malua Bay live with a long-term health condition, a figure far higher than the national average. This gap is driven by a high prevalence of chronic illness, though the number of people needing daily help remains typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 35.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 14% of people, while 10.3% live with a mental health condition, which is higher than in most other areas.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Malua Bay, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, only 5.4% of people in Malua Bay need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded across New South Wales and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12471/malua-bay/topic/health-disability