25.3%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Health & Disability in 1 million or more
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in 1 million or more compared to most similar areas. Only 25.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than seen across much of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue at 8.0%, followed by other conditions and asthma at 7.7% each. Most residents have no long-term health conditions, and the 8.0% with a mental health condition is about the same as the 8.8% national figure.
8.0%
Lower than 71% of section of state range 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 1 million or more, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR201/1-million-or-more/topic/health-disability