36.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Attunga · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Attunga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Attunga struggle with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 36.5% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.7% of the population. Arthritis (13.7%) and asthma (11.4%) are also frequent, while 55.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Attunga, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. This figure has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +147.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122009/attunga/topic/health-disability