36.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Minnie Water · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Minnie Water
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Minnie Water now need help with daily tasks than in 2011, as this figure rose to 5.3%. While long-term health issues are common here, the need for daily assistance remains lower than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, affecting 36.4% of residents, with arthritis and heart disease being the most common. Interestingly, mental health conditions are much lower here than in most other areas at 7.0%.
7.0%
Lower than 80% 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 Minnie Water, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.3% of people who need help with daily activities is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages, though it has risen since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +66.6%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Minnie Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122087/minnie-water/topic/health-disability