34.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thirlmere · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Thirlmere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Thirlmere is a community where long-term health struggles are more common than in the state or national average. About 34.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This includes a higher than usual rate of mental health conditions compared to most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.7% of people, followed by mental health and asthma. While 57.7% of residents have no long-term health issues, 10.7% live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
10.7%
Higher than 61% 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 Thirlmere, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 6.2% of the population. This is about the same as the New South Wales average, though the need for help has rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +96.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Thirlmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115137/thirlmere/topic/health-disability