33.3%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aratula · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Aratula
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for similar areas, Aratula (L) shows a higher rate of long-term health issues than the national figure. About 33.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% seen across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here. While over a third of people have a health issue, the majority of residents (54.2%) report having none.
10.1%
Higher than 53% 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 Aratula, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8% of people in Aratula (L) need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national rate of 5.8% and has risen slightly since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Aratula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321004/aratula/topic/health-disability