30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Manilla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Manilla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Upper Manilla involves managing a health issue, with 30.5% of people living with a long-term condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure, and mental health challenges are particularly common here compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.4% of residents, a rate much higher than most areas and well above the state average. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 11.4% and asthma at 10.5%, while nearly half the population reports having no long-term health condition.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Manilla, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Upper Manilla need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14055/upper-manilla/topic/health-disability