19.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Prospect
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people live with chronic illness in Prospect, making it a healthy place to live compared to the rest of the country. Only 19% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with arthritis and asthma being the most reported conditions at 6.6% each. Mental health conditions are also well below the national figure, affecting just 3.8% of the population.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Prospect, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is very low in Prospect, where only 1.4% of people require help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% typical across Australia.
1.4% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32369/prospect/topic/health-disability