31.9%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marulan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Marulan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Marulan live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 31.9% of people have a lasting health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.7% of people. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%, with asthma and arthritis also among the most frequent long-term health issues reported.
10.7%
Higher than 62% 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 Marulan, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Far fewer people in Marulan need help with daily activities than in most other areas. Only 4.3% of residents require this support, which is a little below the national average and a drop of 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.3% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Marulan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121072/marulan/topic/health-disability