34.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mayfield East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mayfield East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Mayfield East, where 34.7% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The area faces significant hurdles, particularly with mental health, which is a major driver of these statistics.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 16.5% of people here, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 9.5% and arthritis at 9.0%.
16.5%
Higher than 95% 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 Mayfield East, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 8.3% of residents who need help with core activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the own New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
8.3% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Mayfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12544/mayfield-east/topic/health-disability