26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Menai · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Menai
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Slightly lower rates of long-term health issues mark Menai compared to the rest of the country. Around 26.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Overall, the area's health and disability levels are broadly in line with New South Wales.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 8.4%. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of people, which is a little below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 68.7% reporting no long-term health conditions.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Menai, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Menai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12578/menai/topic/health-disability