22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elgin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elgin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Elgin than the state or national average. Only 22.6% of the population lives with a long-term condition, making this area much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall health is strong, mental health conditions are a little more common here at 10.5% compared to the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is also a notable issue, affecting 9.8% of residents.
10.5%
Higher than 73% 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 Elgin, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Elgin reports needing help with their daily activities, a result that is well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 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 Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50480/elgin/topic/health-disability