21.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mataranka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mataranka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Mataranka report living with chronic illness, making it a healthier place than most of the country. Only 21.1% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend of good health is reflected across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, though only 3.1% of people report a mental health condition. This is well below the Australian figure of 8.8% and much lower than most other similar areas.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Mataranka, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common here than in most areas. Only 3.4% of people require this support, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.4% ▲ +175.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70179/mataranka/topic/health-disability