22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mirrool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mirrool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Mirrool than in the rest of the country. Only 22.8% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a striking contrast with the area's higher need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 3.8% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 10.1%, while 68.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Mirrool, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.6% of people in Mirrool need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.6% ▲ +123.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Mirrool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12659/mirrool/topic/health-disability