29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
McLeans Ridges · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in McLeans Ridges
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Similar health outcomes to other nearby areas define McLeans Ridges, where 29.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are healthy, with 64.9% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The most common long-term health issues reported are other conditions (9.0%) and asthma (8.7%). Mental health conditions affect 8.5% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 8.0%.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 McLeans Ridges, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in McLeans Ridges need help with daily activities compared to most other areas. At 3.6%, this is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%.
3.6% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 McLeans Ridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12555/mcleans-ridges/topic/health-disability