499 or less · Section of State Range

Health & Disability in 499 or less

Name: Health & Disability in 499 or less — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

More people in 499 or less now need help with daily tasks than in 2011. This area faces significant health challenges, with 34.1% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the Australian average.

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📍 499 or less, Section of State Range

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Health struggles are much more common here than in most similar areas. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 13.1%, while 9.9% of people live with a mental health condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 499 or less, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 54.8% One condition 21.4% Two conditions 7.9% Three or more 4.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in 499 or less — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Asthma (15%).

Arthritis 13.1% Mental health 9.9% Asthma 9.4% Other condition 8.3% Diabetes 6.0% Heart disease 5.6% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 3.1% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little more than the national figure, 6.8% of people require help with daily activities. This represents a rise of 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR122/499-or-less/topic/health-disability

Where 499 or less sits — People with a long-term health condition