27.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torrens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Torrens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 27.3% of people in Torrens live with a long-term health condition. This is roughly the same as the figures for both the ACT and Australia. Most residents are healthy, with 66% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of people here, which is a little below the ACT figure of 10%. Among those with health issues, the most common are other conditions at 9%, followed closely by asthma and mental health at 8.7% each.
8.7%
Lower than 51% 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 Torrens, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.5% of people in Torrens need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average. This is an increase of 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
4.5% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091110/torrens/topic/health-disability