26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Milparinka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Milparinka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A surprisingly high number of people in Milparinka require daily help to get by. While overall health is generally good, the 9% of residents needing assistance with daily activities is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 26.9% of people reporting one, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Asthma is the most frequent long-term condition at 14.9%, and mental health conditions are a little below the national rate at 6.0%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Milparinka, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a significant minority here, as 9.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
9.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Milparinka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12635/milparinka/topic/health-disability