28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macclesfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Slightly more people live with long-term health issues in Macclesfield than in the rest of the country. About 28.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here are healthy, with 65.6% reporting no long-term health problems at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The most common long-term health issues are other conditions and arthritis, both at around 8.4%, followed by mental health at 8.1%. This mental health rate is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Macclesfield, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Macclesfield need help with daily activities compared to the wider community. Only 3.9% of residents require this support, which is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
3.9% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21561/macclesfield/topic/health-disability