30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Higher Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Higher Macdonald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate far above the national figure defines the health profile of Higher Macdonald. While 80% of people here have no long-term health conditions, 20% of the population lives with a mental health condition, which is much higher than the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Mental health is the most common issue at 20%, followed by arthritis at 15%.
20.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Higher Macdonald, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Higher Macdonald reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national and state figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Higher Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11908/higher-macdonald/topic/health-disability