18.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Johnston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Johnston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 70.8% of people in Johnston report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with the typical resident far less likely to have a chronic illness than the average Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common reported illness at 7.6%, while 6.4% of people live with a mental health condition.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Johnston, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 3.4% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.4% ▼ -64.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Johnston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70139/johnston/topic/health-disability