38.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moruya · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Moruya
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Moruya, where 15.8% of residents live with the condition. This is a community with significant health challenges, as the proportion of people with a long-term health condition is far above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 38.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than in most areas. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 11.5% of the population—a figure well above the New South Wales average.
11.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Moruya, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.0% of residents. This figure is well above the national average and has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
10.0% ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Moruya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115106/moruya/topic/health-disability