23.2%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maroubra · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Maroubra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Maroubra live with long-term health issues compared to most other areas. Only 23.2% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident is unlikely to have a chronic illness, with 68.5% reporting no long-term conditions at all. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.4% of the population.
6.4%
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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 Maroubra, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This proportion has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Maroubra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10051/maroubra/topic/health-disability