32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hawker · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hawker
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average marks the health profile of Hawker. About 32.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis, mental health, and asthma being the most reported issues. This is consistent with 32.4% of people reporting a chronic condition, a figure well above the 27.7% national average.
9.7%
Higher 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 Hawker, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for the ACT and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80072/hawker/topic/health-disability