41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eaglehawk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eaglehawk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than four in ten people in Eaglehawk live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of illness is a significant part of daily life for many residents, with mental health and arthritis being the most common struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 41.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the 27.7% national average. Mental health issues are particularly common here at 16.4%, well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
16.4%
Higher than 95% 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 Eaglehawk, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the community here, as 8.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
8.2% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20823/eaglehawk/topic/health-disability