35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Reedy Dam · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Reedy Dam
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues define Reedy Dam compared to most similar areas. While 35.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, others are remarkably healthy, with no one reporting a mental health condition or a need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state and national figures, with asthma (21.4%) and diabetes (10.7%) being the most common. Interestingly, no residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Reedy Dam, None is the majority at 73%; Two conditions is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easy for those here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Reedy Dam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22156/reedy-dam/topic/health-disability