20.7%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmerston · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Palmerston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic health issues in Palmerston than in most similar areas. Only 20.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy community compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 7.1%, while mental health conditions affect 6.7% of people. This mental health figure is a little below the Australian average and much lower than most similar areas.
6.7%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Palmerston, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national average. However, this need has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
4.0% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70104/palmerston/topic/health-disability