21.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Harefield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Harefield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Harefield report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is much healthier than most, with a far lower rate of chronic illness than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health issues are well below the national figure at 21.8%, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.1% of residents. Arthritis and asthma are the next most reported conditions.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Harefield, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Harefield need some help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
6.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Harefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11860/harefield/topic/health-disability