30.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meerschaum Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meerschaum Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Meerschaum Vale sees 30.1% of its people living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health challenges are more common here than in most areas, affecting nearly one in ten residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, with asthma (11%) and mental health (9.9%) being the most common. Mental health conditions are a little above the national figure of 8.8%, while 61.8% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
9.9%
Higher than 68% 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 Meerschaum Vale, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Meerschaum Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12566/meerschaum-vale/topic/health-disability