32.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Latham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Latham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than five percentage points higher than the national average, 32.8% of people in Latham live with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than most other areas. Mental health is the most common issue reported, affecting 12.1% of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the ACT and national figures, with mental health (12.1%), other conditions (10.8%), and asthma (10.5%) being the most frequent. Most people here have no long-term conditions, but 22.5% live with one.
12.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Latham, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the ACT average. This figure has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011017/latham/topic/health-disability