25.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Maroota · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in South Maroota
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes mark South Maroota, where only 25% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is a lower rate than both the state and national figures. The area is notably healthy, with very few people requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 7.5%, followed by arthritis at 6.4% and asthma at 6.0%. The proportion of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 South Maroota, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.5% of people in South Maroota need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales, and much lower than most similar areas.
1.5% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 South Maroota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13608/south-maroota/topic/health-disability