20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Methul · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Methul
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few people in Methul struggle with long-term illness, with only 20% reporting a chronic health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, suggesting a population that is generally healthier than most across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a very low rate of chronic illness, and notably, 0% of residents reported a mental health condition. Among those with health issues, asthma (16.7%) and arthritis (11.7%) are the most common, though 56.7% of all residents have no long-term conditions at all.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Methul, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Methul need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% ▲ —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Methul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12604/methul/topic/health-disability