17.6%
Lower than 88% of section of state range areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in 500 or more compared to the national average. Only 17.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is over 10 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a very low rate of mental health conditions at 3.2%, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition reported at 5.5%, while nearly three quarters of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
3.2%
Lower than 93% 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 500 or more, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3% of people in the area need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the Australian average. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.9%.
3.0% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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/SOSR721/500-or-more/topic/health-disability