22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merkanooka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merkanooka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term health conditions than most similar areas define Merkanooka. While overall health is strong, mental health conditions are a significant outlier for the area, affecting 15.8% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, appearing at 15.8% compared to just 8.8% across Australia.
15.8%
Higher than 94% 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 Merkanooka, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Merkanooka reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Merkanooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50937/merkanooka/topic/health-disability