32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moama · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Moama, where 12.4% of people live with the condition. Overall, Moama has a much higher rate of long-term health issues than the state and national figures. While 32.5% of residents report a long-term condition, most people here live with none at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the New South Wales and Australian averages, with 32.5% of people affected. This is driven largely by arthritis and asthma, while mental health conditions are around the middle for similar areas at 7.6%.
7.6%
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 Moama, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Moama need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12665/moama/topic/health-disability