35.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warren · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Warren
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define the health profile of Warren. About 35.2% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While physical health challenges are more common, mental health conditions are reported less often than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.7%, followed by asthma at 10.8%. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.3% of people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre 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 Warren, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.0% of the population, a figure that is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia. This is around the middle for similar areas and has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
7.0% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115153/warren/topic/health-disability