40.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Donald · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Donald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Donald live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 40.7% of residents have a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is matched by a significant number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15.9%, followed by asthma at 10.6%. Mental health conditions affect 10.4% of the population, which is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Donald, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 11.6% of residents, a figure that is well above the 5.8% national average. This need for help has risen sharply since 2011, climbing 8.5 percentage points from just 3.1%.
11.6% ▲ +275.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215031/donald/topic/health-disability