28.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Griffith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as the territory average, 28.7% of people in Griffith live with a long-term health condition. While most residents are healthy, nearly 10% of the population reports a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas, affecting 9.9% of residents. This is the most reported specific long-term health issue, followed by asthma at 8.4% and arthritis at 8.3%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Griffith, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.1% of the population. This figure is about the same as both the territory and national averages.
5.1% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80067/griffith/topic/health-disability