25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meringo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meringo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Meringo need help with daily activities compared to the national average. This reflects a generally healthy population, with 65% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.9%, while mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population.
7.7%
Lower 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 Meringo, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national average of 5.8%.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Meringo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12587/meringo/topic/health-disability