38.2%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Grafton · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Grafton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness shapes daily life in Grafton, where 38.2% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the areas with the highest health burdens at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 13.1%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness affecting 13.5% of residents, followed by asthma at 11%.
13.1%
Higher than 94% of urban area 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 Grafton, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly 10% of people in Grafton need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia. This need for support has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1015/grafton/topic/health-disability