1.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hume · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Hume
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 1% of people in Hume have a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for the ACT and Australia. This makes the area one of the healthiest at this level. Most residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 0.8% of people, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%. This is consistent with the overall health profile, where long-term conditions are far less common than in the rest of the territory.
0.8%
Lower than 99% 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 Hume, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very rare here, affecting just 0.8% of residents. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
0.8% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031031/hume/topic/health-disability