23.3%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Prospect · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Prospect
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for daily support marks the latest health data for Prospect, where 7.3% of people now require help with everyday activities. While a higher proportion of residents need this assistance compared to the rest of the country, the area generally reports much lower rates of long-term illness than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 5.3% of residents—a rate well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.3%
Lower than 89% of state electorate 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 Prospect, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose from 6.3% in 2011 to 7.3% in 2021. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10070/prospect/topic/health-disability