38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Grafton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Grafton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Grafton live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Around 38.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the New South Wales figure. This creates a significant health gap for the area when compared to national trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and mental health being the most frequent conditions. About 12.8% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well above the 8.8% national average.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Grafton, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger proportion of the population here, with 10.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both Australia and New South Wales.
10.0% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11739/grafton/topic/health-disability