20.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Darch · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Darch
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Darch than in most similar areas. Only 20.4% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the suburb one of the healthier spots in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.6% of people, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues in the area are asthma at 6.7% and mental health at 5.6%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Darch, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.7% of residents need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +91.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Darch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50384/darch/topic/health-disability