26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Uki · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health patterns in Uki have remained steady over the last decade, with residents generally reporting fewer long-term health issues than people in most similar areas. About 26.4% of people live with a long-term condition, which is slightly lower than the national figure.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 9.1%, followed by asthma and mental health conditions at 7.7% each. Over half of the population report having no long-term health conditions, and the 7.7% with a mental health condition is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Uki, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.4% of people in Uki need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, which both sit at 5.8%.
5.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Uki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14018/uki/topic/health-disability