34.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ethelton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ethelton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Ethelton live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile, with 34.4% of residents affected.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term illness here at 12.5%, which is well above the Australian average. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 10.7% and arthritis at 10.4%.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Ethelton, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of residents need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.7% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Ethelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40415/ethelton/topic/health-disability