40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maclean
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Maclean live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 40% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This creates a significant health burden for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with arthritis (18.3%) and mental health conditions (14.1%) being the most reported. The rate of mental health conditions is well above the New South Wales figure of 8%.
14.1%
Higher than 90% 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 Maclean, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, as 13.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both the state and Australia.
13.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12440/maclean/topic/health-disability