57.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Myall · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Myall
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A massive 57.9% of people in Upper Myall live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 23.7% of residents. While long-term physical health issues are far above the state average, the 7.9% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the national figure.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Myall, One condition is the majority at 56%; None is next at 44%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for support is much higher here than elsewhere, with 10.5% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
10.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Myall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14057/upper-myall/topic/health-disability