25.8%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moree · Urban Centre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily help needs have remained steady in Moree, with 5.3% of people requiring assistance for daily activities. This is a healthy result for the area, as long-term health and mental health conditions are both much lower than in most other similar places.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 7.0%, while asthma is the most reported long-term condition at 8.4%.
25.8%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Moree, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need some help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 5.7%.
5.3% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Moree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114019/moree/topic/health-disability