29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merah North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merah North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.3% of people in Merah North need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure. While health needs are generally lower than in other areas, about 29.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29.5% of the population, a little above the New South Wales figure. Asthma is the most common of these at 9.3%, while mental health conditions are reported by 8.5% of people.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Merah North, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require daily support, with only 2.3% needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.3% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Merah North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12583/merah-north/topic/health-disability