37.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
McKellars Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in McKellars Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates McKellars Park from the state average for long-term health issues. Around 37.1% of people here have a chronic condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This makes the area a high-need community compared to most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.8% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 11.9% and asthma at 9.5%.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 McKellars Park, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are about the same as the state and national figures, with 4.8% of people requiring help with everyday activities.
4.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 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 McKellars Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12554/mckellars-park/topic/health-disability