28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merriwagga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merriwagga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health levels in Merriwagga are generally typical for its size, though a higher proportion of residents need help with daily tasks. Around 28.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, each affecting 10.5% of the population. While 8.1% of residents have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.1%
Lower than 51% 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 Merriwagga, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in Merriwagga need help with daily activities compared to most similar areas. About 5.6% of the population requires this support, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Merriwagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12597/merriwagga/topic/health-disability