39.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Donald · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Donald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 40% of people in Donald live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This creates a significant health burden for the town, where long-term illness is much more common than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 39.7% of residents, which is 12 percentage points higher than the Australian figure. Arthritis is the most reported issue at 14.8%, while mental health conditions are also more common here than in the rest of the state.
10.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Donald, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many locals, as 10.9% of people need assistance with daily activities. This rate is well above the national figure of 5.8% and is among the highest for areas of this type.
10.9% ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20770/donald/topic/health-disability