27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Torrens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Torrens is marked by health levels that align closely with the rest of the country. About 27.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of people, which is a little below the ACT figure of 10%. Most residents are healthy, with 66% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Torrens, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.5%. This is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80126/torrens/topic/health-disability