23.1%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maiwar · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Maiwar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health issues marks Maiwar compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.1% of people here live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.2%, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 71.5% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
9.2%
Higher than 53% 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 Maiwar, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of people in Maiwar need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This need has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
2.7% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Maiwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30048/maiwar/topic/health-disability