20.3%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Solomon · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Solomon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.3% of people in Solomon live with a long-term health condition, making it one of the healthiest areas at this level. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, suggesting that residents here generally enjoy a higher level of wellbeing than the typical Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.0% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with the most common reports being other conditions, asthma, and mental health.
6.0%
Lower than 86% of federal 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 Solomon, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.7% of people in Solomon need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Northern Territory average, the proportion of people needing help has risen slightly since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Solomon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED702/solomon/topic/health-disability