18.9%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parramatta · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Parramatta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A falling need for daily help defines the health profile of Parramatta, where the number of people requiring assistance dropped by 2.9 percentage points since 2011. This is a remarkably healthy area, with only 18.9% of residents reporting a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the national figure of 27.7%, with 74.1% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions are also much lower than in most areas, affecting 5.5% of the population.
5.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate 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 Parramatta, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.6% of people in Parramatta need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.6% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10065/parramatta/topic/health-disability