26.9%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Miranda · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Miranda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support is the main trend in Miranda, where the share of people requiring help with daily tasks rose by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are in good health, with 66.9% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.0% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
7.0%
Lower than 76% 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 Miranda, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population. This is about the same as the typical Australian or New South Welsh person, though the figure has climbed from 3.7% in 2011.
5.4% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Miranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10052/miranda/topic/health-disability