20.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Suffolk Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Suffolk Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Suffolk Park than in most other Australian areas. Only 20.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are much less common here, with only 6.8% of people reporting a mental health condition. Most residents have no long-term health problems at all, while 14.9% live with one condition.
6.8%
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 Suffolk Park, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Suffolk Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13699/suffolk-park/topic/health-disability