52.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Howard · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Howard
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support defines health in Howard, where the share of people needing help with daily activities rose to 15.9% since 2011. This area faces significant health challenges, with over half the population living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of the state, affecting 52% of residents. This includes a high rate of arthritis at 24.4% and mental health conditions, which are well above the national figure at 16.3%.
16.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Howard, the largest group is None at 45%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 15.9% of people in Howard need some help with daily activities, a figure that is far above the Australian average. This need for assistance has risen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
15.9% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Howard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315043/howard/topic/health-disability