34.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Horsham · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Horsham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of residents in Horsham manage a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This health burden is felt across the community, with 34.2% of people living with a lasting illness or condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of people. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term illness at 11.9%, followed by asthma at 9.9% and diabetes at 5.6%.
10.6%
Higher than 60% 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 Horsham, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Horsham need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213007/horsham/topic/health-disability