31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Exeter · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Exeter
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people in Exeter live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. While 31.1% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Most of these residents deal with a single condition, though some face multiple health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.6%, followed by asthma at 8.9%. In contrast, the 6.1% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Exeter, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.4% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11478/exeter/topic/health-disability