32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mylestom · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mylestom
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than five percentage points more people live with a long-term health condition in Mylestom than the national average. This health gap is seen across the board, with a high proportion of residents managing chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health conditions are particularly common at 11.3%, much higher than most similar areas, while arthritis is the most reported condition at 12.5%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Mylestom, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 10.1% of the population, a figure that is well above the 5.8% recorded for both Australia and New South Wales. This is among the highest rates of need for help with daily activities for areas of this size.
10.1% ▲ +113.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12886/mylestom/topic/health-disability