33.5%
Higher than 86% of section of state areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Other Urban · Section of State
Health & Disability in Other Urban
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health issues than most similar areas mark Other Urban, where 33.5% of people live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The data shows a community facing significant health challenges across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis (11.1%) and mental health (11.0%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 11.0% of residents, which is a little above the Australian average of 8.8%.
11.0%
Higher than 77% of section of state 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 Other Urban, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 7.4%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This need has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the national average of 5.8%.
7.4% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 95% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS21/other-urban/topic/health-disability