40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mathoura · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mathoura
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Mathoura live with long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. About 40.5% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people needing daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.8%, followed by asthma at 13.2%. Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 8%.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Mathoura, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.3% of the population. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia, and is much higher than most similar areas.
8.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Mathoura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12532/mathoura/topic/health-disability