Merrylands · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Merrylands

Name: Health & Disability in Merrylands — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people report long-term health problems in Merrylands than in most similar areas. Only 18.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Merrylands, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are also much lower here than in most areas, at 4.5%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly deal with arthritis or diabetes.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Merrylands, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 70.2% One condition 12.8% Two conditions 3.6% Three or more 1.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Merrylands splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (16%), with Diabetes at 16%.

Other condition 6.3% Arthritis 5.2% Diabetes 5.2% Asthma 4.9% Mental health 4.5% Heart disease 2.9% Cancer 1.4% Lung condition 0.9% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the low rate of reported health conditions, 6.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.

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 Merrylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12599/merrylands/topic/health-disability

Where Merrylands sits — People with a long-term health condition