31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marthaguy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marthaguy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Marthaguy, where 31.7% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The community faces particular challenges with mental health, which is much more common here than in other typical areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.7% of people, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Overall, 31.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.0%.
12.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Marthaguy, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
4.8% ▲ +304.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Marthaguy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12519/marthaguy/topic/health-disability