18.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Milroy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Milroy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 79% of people in Milroy report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area remarkably healthy, with a far lower rate of chronic illness and mental health issues than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions, recorded at 0.0%.
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 Milroy, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the general health of the area, 8.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
8.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Milroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12638/milroy/topic/health-disability