16.9%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strathfield · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Strathfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Strathfield than in the rest of the state. Only 16.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest at this level across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 4.0% of residents, which is well below the national average of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 76.2% reporting none.
4.0%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) 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 Strathfield, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17100/strathfield/topic/health-disability