27.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marrickville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marrickville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Marrickville live with a mental health condition, which is much higher than most other areas. While general long-term health needs are about the same as the national figure, the high rate of mental health challenges stands out as a key feature of the local health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 11.3% of residents, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%. Overall, 27.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Marrickville, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life requires extra support for 5.9% of the population, a rate that is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
5.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Marrickville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12514/marrickville/topic/health-disability