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500 or more · Section of State Range

Health & Disability in 500 or more

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in 500 or more, where 12.8% of people live with the condition. This area sees more health challenges than most similar regions, with 34.1% of residents reporting a long-term health condition.

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📍 500 or more, Section of State Range

Where 500 or more sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.1%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 500 or more — higher than 76% of areas.

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are well above the national figure of 27.7%. While mental health conditions affect 9.7% of the population, this is about the same as across Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 500 or more, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 56.7% One condition 21.5% Two conditions 7.8% Three or more 4.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in 500 or more — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Mental health (16%) and Asthma (15%).

Arthritis 12.8% Mental health 9.7% Asthma 9.2% Other condition 8.3% Diabetes 6.5% Heart disease 5.7% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 2.5% Dementia 1.3% Stroke 1.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A higher proportion of people here need help with daily activities compared to most similar areas. At 7.0%, this figure is a little above the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.0% ▲ +12.2%

Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.

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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR421/500-or-more/topic/health-disability