34.3%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newcastle - Maitland · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Newcastle - Maitland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Newcastle - Maitland than in most similar areas. Around 34.3% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is particularly evident in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 12.6%, followed by arthritis and asthma. This rate is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia, contributing to the overall higher number of people managing health issues here.
12.6%
Higher than 89% of urban area 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 Newcastle - Maitland, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.9% of people in Newcastle - Maitland need help with daily activities. This is a little above the same figure for New South Wales and Australia, and it has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Newcastle - Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1025/newcastle-maitland/topic/health-disability