1.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hume · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hume
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few people report health issues in Hume, placing it among the lowest for health conditions compared to similar areas. Only 1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below both the ACT and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 0.8%, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition reported here, affecting 0.8% of the population.
0.8%
Lower than 96% 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 Hume, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, with only 0.8% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% reported across Australia.
0.8% ▲ —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80077/hume/topic/health-disability