23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maxwell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maxwell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people have reported long-term health issues in Maxwell since 2011, making it a healthier place than many similar areas. Only 23.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Residents are much less likely to have a long-term health condition than those in most other areas, with 61.1% reporting none at all. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of people, which is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 8.0%.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Maxwell, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people in Maxwell need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
5.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Maxwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12537/maxwell/topic/health-disability