22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Harrington Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Harrington Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Harrington Park than in most other areas. Only 22.8% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a generally healthy population where the vast majority of people report no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 7.3%, while mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 6.2%. About 71.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Harrington Park, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% ▲ +61.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Harrington Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11866/harrington-park/topic/health-disability