13.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Latham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Latham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 13.1% of people in Latham report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest in its category, with very few residents requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with heart disease (9.8%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions are also lower than most areas at 6.6%.
6.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Latham, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50834/latham/topic/health-disability