33.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macarthur
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Macarthur, where 12.2% of people live with the condition. Overall, Macarthur is an area where residents are more likely to have a long-term health condition than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.5% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While arthritis and asthma are common, mental health conditions affect 8.3% of people, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Macarthur, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Macarthur need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains about the same as the Victorian average.
6.2% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21560/macarthur/topic/health-disability