30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Monkerai · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Monkerai
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 9% of people in Monkerai need help with daily activities, which is much higher than most areas. This high level of need for support is consistent with the fact that long-term health conditions are more common here than in the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 10.8% of residents, a figure much higher than most other areas. Overall, 30.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.0%.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Monkerai, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is 8.8%. This is well above both the national and state figures, which both sit at 5.8%.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Monkerai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12693/monkerai/topic/health-disability