18.2%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strathfield · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Strathfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 10 percentage points fewer people report long-term health issues in Strathfield than the national average. This area is among the healthiest at its level, with only 18.2% of residents living with a long-term condition. Most people here report no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below state and national figures, including mental health conditions which affect only 4.6% of people. For those with a condition, the most common are other specified illnesses, arthritis, and asthma.
4.6%
Lower than 93% 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 Strathfield, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Strathfield need help with daily activities compared to the rest of Australia, at 4.6%. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
4.6% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10077/strathfield/topic/health-disability