36.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hester · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hester
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most reported long-term health issue in Hester. This small community faces significant health challenges, with 36.6% of people living with a long-term condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 18.8% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 13.9% and arthritis at 6.9%, with 22.8% of people living with one condition.
18.8%
Higher 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 Hester, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.9%, this is well above both the state and national figures.
9.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Hester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50630/hester/topic/health-disability