21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greenacre · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Greenacre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Greenacre compared to most other areas. Only 21.4% of residents report a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here, with only 5% of people reporting a mental health condition. This is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents have no long-term conditions at all, while diabetes and arthritis are the most frequent reports.
5.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality 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 Greenacre, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rates of chronic illness, 8.1% of people in Greenacre need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national and state figure of 5.8%, and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Greenacre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11763/greenacre/topic/health-disability