32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Latham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Latham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 32% of people in Latham live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions, which affects 12.1% of the population. These health trends contribute to a higher-than-usual need for daily assistance across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.1% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. Other frequent reports include asthma at 10.5% and arthritis at 9.2%, with 22.5% of people living with a single long-term condition.
12.1%
Higher than 83% 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 Latham, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by 5.6% of residents, which is a little above the ACT figure of 4.6%. This rate is about the same as the national average of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +84.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80084/latham/topic/health-disability