42.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ulmarra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ulmarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 42% of people in Ulmarra live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This is a high rate of illness for the area, with a particularly strong presence of chronic health issues and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 19.4%, followed by mental health issues at 16.5%. This last figure is well above the 8.8% national average, while 10.5% of residents manage three or more conditions.
16.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Ulmarra, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities now make up 12.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%. This need for support has risen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +128.1%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Ulmarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122144/ulmarra/topic/health-disability