25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Michelago · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Michelago
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Michelago than in most similar areas. While overall health is strong, mental health conditions are more common here than in the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, 10% of people live with a mental health condition, which is higher than both the state and national averages.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Michelago, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 2.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% recorded for New South Wales and Australia.
2.0% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Michelago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12609/michelago/topic/health-disability