21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Main Arm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Upper Main Arm than across the rest of the state. Only 21.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health issues are uncommon, 9.2% of people report a mental health condition, which is higher than most similar areas. Mental health is the most frequent long-term condition here, followed by arthritis at 6.7%.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Upper Main Arm, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 2.5% needing help with everyday activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.5% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Upper Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14053/upper-main-arm/topic/health-disability