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Guildford West - Merrylands West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Guildford West - Merrylands West

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Around 68% of people in Guildford West - Merrylands West have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer people reporting chronic health issues than the national average.

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📍 Guildford West - Merrylands West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Guildford West - Merrylands West sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Guildford West - Merrylands West — lower than 85% of areas.

Guildford West - Merrylands West21.8%
2161, NSW 20.2%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 21.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 5.5% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Guildford West - Merrylands West, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 68.1% One condition 15.0% Two conditions 4.5% Three or more 2.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Guildford West - Merrylands West splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 6.9% Arthritis 6.3% Asthma 6.0% Mental health 5.5% Diabetes 5.5% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is more challenging for some, as 7.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.3% ▲ +17.5%

Higher than 78% 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 Guildford West - Merrylands West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031484/guildford-west-merrylands-west/topic/health-disability