14.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Schofields - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Schofields - East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness than most other areas defines Schofields - East, where only 14.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as one of the healthiest in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.3% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, with 79.3% reporting no conditions.
4.3%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Schofields - East, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require support in their day-to-day lives. Only 2.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
2.4% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Schofields - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021632/schofields-east/topic/health-disability