15.4%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Health & Disability in 4,999 or less
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Barely any change has been seen in the need for daily assistance in 4,999 or less since 2011. The area is notably healthy, with only 15.4% of people reporting a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few residents live with long-term health issues, and the 2.8% with a mental health condition is well below the Australian average. Asthma is the most common reported condition at 6.1%, while 65.7% of people have no long-term health conditions at all.
2.8%
Lower than 94% 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 4,999 or less, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.0% of people in 4,999 or less need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%. This rate has remained steady, barely changing from 2.1% in 2011.
2.0% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 94% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR915/4-999-or-less/topic/health-disability