25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Arcadia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Arcadia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Arcadia compared to state and national levels. This is especially clear for mental health, where the local rate of 4.6% is well below the 8.8% national figure. Most residents here live without a chronic health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.5%, while mental health conditions are much lower than the state and national averages.
4.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality 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 Arcadia, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Arcadia need help with daily activities than the state or national figures, with 4.1% of residents requiring some assistance.
4.1% ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Arcadia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10073/arcadia/topic/health-disability