38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Uralla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Uralla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas define Uralla, where 38.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%. These figures point to a community facing significant health challenges across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.6% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. This contributes to the high number of long-term illnesses, with arthritis (14.8%) and asthma (11.3%) also being common.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Uralla, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, as 8.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
8.8% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Uralla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14069/uralla/topic/health-disability