31.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Minmi · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Minmi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national average, 31.8% of people in Minmi live with a long-term health condition. This gap is most evident in mental health, where the local figure is much higher than in most other similar areas. While many residents manage these conditions, the need for daily assistance remains low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.5% of people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Asthma is also frequent at 11.5%, while 60.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
12.5%
Higher than 83% 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 Minmi, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This is lower than most areas, though the proportion has risen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121078/minmi/topic/health-disability