40.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orroroo · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Orroroo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Orroroo, affecting 17.1% of the population. This community faces significant health challenges, with residents far more likely to live with long-term illnesses than people in the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12% of residents.
12.0%
Higher 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 Orroroo, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require extra help for 10.3% of people, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Orroroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421029/orroroo/topic/health-disability