27.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Miranda · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Miranda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Miranda, affecting 9.3% of residents. Overall, health and disability levels here are largely in line with state and national figures, though a higher share of people require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population, a little below the national rate of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Miranda, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in Miranda need help with daily activities compared to most other areas. At 7.1%, this is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
7.1% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Miranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12656/miranda/topic/health-disability