24.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mullumbimby · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mullumbimby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Mullumbimby compared to most other areas. Only 24.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue at 8.6%, followed by other conditions (8.1%) and arthritis (6.9%). Overall, 63.1% of people here report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Mullumbimby, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is lower than most areas at 4.7%. This is a little below the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%, although the number has risen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +118.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115107/mullumbimby/topic/health-disability