22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strathfield South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Strathfield South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Strathfield South report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Just 22.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most similar suburbs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 5.3% of people, which is well below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while other common conditions include arthritis and asthma, both at 6.1%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Strathfield South, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13691/strathfield-south/topic/health-disability