34.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Millfield · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Millfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Millfield (L) live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This gap is most evident in mental health, where the rate of reported conditions is much higher than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health is a significant issue here, affecting 13.4% of the population, while asthma is the most common condition at 13.8%.
13.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre 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 Millfield, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.3%, which is about the same as the national figure. This need for support has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Millfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121076/millfield/topic/health-disability