13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parklea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parklea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Parklea than across the state. Only 13% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, at just 3%. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, with only 0.8% of people living with three or more.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Parklea, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. Just 2.9% of people require assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.9% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Parklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13164/parklea/topic/health-disability