31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macquarie Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macquarie Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas mark Macquarie Hills, where 31.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are particularly evident in mental health and asthma rates.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.6% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and well above the NSW figure of 8.0%. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 10.2% and arthritis at 7.3%.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Macquarie Hills, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across both Australia and New South Wales.
4.5% ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Macquarie Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12443/macquarie-hills/topic/health-disability