16.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elcombe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elcombe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 16% of people in Elcombe report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level, with very few residents reporting mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in the rest of the state, and no residents reported having a mental health condition. For those with health issues, lung conditions (16%) and asthma (12%) are the most frequent.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Elcombe, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of long-term illness, 12% of people in Elcombe need help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and is among the highest for similar areas.
12.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Elcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11393/elcombe/topic/health-disability