18.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mourquong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mourquong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health issues than most areas define daily life in Mourquong, where only 18.7% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as a healthy spot compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few residents report mental health conditions, and the 18.7% who have a long-term illness is well below the New South Wales rate of 27.0%. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most common at 16.0%, while 58.7% of people have no long-term conditions at all.
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 Mourquong, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 8.0% of people in Mourquong need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is much higher than most similar areas.
8.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Mourquong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12820/mourquong/topic/health-disability