26.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Griffith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64% of people in Griffith report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with the typical resident being slightly less likely to have a chronic health issue than those across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common condition at 8.9%, followed by arthritis at 8.0%.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Griffith, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.4% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
5.4% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11788/griffith/topic/health-disability