23.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marsfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marsfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health problems in Marsfield than in the rest of the country. Only 23.4% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as significantly healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 6.1% of people have a mental health condition, a little below the state figure of 8.0%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 71.1% reporting none.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Marsfield, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
6.0% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Marsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12516/marsfield/topic/health-disability