18.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Myall Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Myall Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Myall Creek than the national average. Only 18.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the 27.7% figure seen across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a much lower rate of chronic illness than most places, with 0% reporting a mental health condition. Among those with health issues, arthritis and heart disease are the most common, each affecting 22.2% of the group.
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 Myall Creek, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as 0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% reported for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Myall Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12882/myall-creek/topic/health-disability