39.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maitland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Maitland, where 39.7% of people live with a chronic health condition. This figure is well above the South Australian average and far above the national rate.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 17.2%, while 9.1% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure about the same as the state and national totals.
9.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Maitland, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 8.8% of people in Maitland need help with daily activities, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.8% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40808/maitland/topic/health-disability