28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Myrtlebank · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Myrtlebank
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people require daily support in Myrtlebank compared to most other areas. While 28.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the community generally reports better health outcomes than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 8.7%. Mental health conditions affect 7.1% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.1%
Lower 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 Myrtlebank, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 2.4% need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% average for Australia.
2.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Myrtlebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21862/myrtlebank/topic/health-disability