44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orchid Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Orchid Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-four percent of people in Orchid Valley live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the state and national figures. This high rate of illness is a key feature of the area, though very few residents require help with their daily routines.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 14.8%, which helps explain why the area has some of the highest rates of long-term illness in the region. Over half of residents report no health conditions, while 25.9% live with one.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Orchid Valley, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the national 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 Orchid Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51187/orchid-valley/topic/health-disability