18.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hill River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hill River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Hill River than in most other parts of the country. Only 18.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably healthier than both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which affect only 3.7% of people. Among those with health issues, arthritis (8.4%) and heart disease (7.5%) are the most frequent, while 73.8% of all residents report having no long-term condition at all.
3.7%
Lower than 80% 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 Hill River, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the community reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most areas and sits well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 Hill River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50637/hill-river/topic/health-disability