34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Morisset Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Morisset Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of residents in Morisset Park live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the area, with mental health and asthma being the most common issues reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.3% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27%. Mental health conditions are the most frequent, affecting 10.3% of residents, which is a little above the national figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Morisset Park, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people in Morisset Park need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.7% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Morisset Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12735/morisset-park/topic/health-disability