24.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merrylands West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merrylands West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Merrylands West than the national average, yet there is a much higher need for daily support. While 24.3% of residents live with a long-term condition, a striking 9% of the population requires assistance with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 24.3% of people affected. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, and mental health conditions are also a little lower than the Australian average at 6.7%.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Merrylands West, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Merrylands West need help with daily activities compared to other areas. At 9.0%, this is well above the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
9.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Merrylands West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12600/merrylands-west/topic/health-disability