25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Harrismith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Harrismith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents report needing daily support or living with chronic illness in Harrismith. This sparsely populated area shows a health profile that is generally healthier than both state and national levels. Only 25% of people here live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little fewer people have long-term health issues here than the state average, with arthritis and heart disease being the most common. Notably, no residents reported a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Harrismith, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support needs are much lower than most areas, with 0% of the population requiring help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/health-disability