12.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orion · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Orion
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 12.6% of people in Orion report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest at this level, with the vast majority of residents reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 3.4%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. For those with health issues, the most common reports are other conditions at 6.9% and arthritis at 3.4%.
3.4%
Lower than 82% 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 Orion, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 9%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Orion reported needing help with their daily activities, a figure well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 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 Orion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32233/orion/topic/health-disability