31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greenwich Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Greenwich Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average marks Greenwich Park, where 31.5% of residents live with a chronic condition. While health struggles are more common here, the need for daily physical help remains very low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.9%, followed by arthritis at 8% and diabetes at 6.8%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Greenwich Park, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rates of illness, only 2.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Greenwich Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11777/greenwich-park/topic/health-disability