38.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in Casino
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Casino live with long-term health issues than in the rest of the state. Around 38% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points higher than the New South Wales average. This health gap is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with arthritis (13.5%) and asthma (11.6%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions affect 12.3% of people, a figure well above the 8.8% national average.
12.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre 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 Casino, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily tasks is much higher than most areas, with 9.7% of people requiring assistance. This figure has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011 and sits well above the national average of 5.8%.
9.7% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Casino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114003/casino/topic/health-disability