21.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jindabyne · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Jindabyne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of nearly 6 percentage points separates Jindabyne from the national average for long-term health issues. Only 21.9% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.2%, followed by asthma at 8.0%. This mental health figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates, while the overall rate of long-term illness remains well below state and national levels.
8.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Jindabyne, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is rarely needed here, with only 1.9% of people requiring assistance. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the 5.8% figure seen across Australia, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
1.9% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115086/jindabyne/topic/health-disability