30.0%
Higher than 64% of section of state areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Major Urban · Section of State
Health & Disability in Major Urban
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Major Urban compared to the national average. About 30% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes a higher-than-average rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.8%, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent issues include arthritis at 9.4% and asthma at 8.6%, though 63.8% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
9.8%
Higher than 62% 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 Major Urban, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.7% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011, when it stood at 5.5%.
6.7% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 82% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS40/major-urban/topic/health-disability