36.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elliston · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Elliston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Elliston (L) now need help with daily tasks than they did in 2011. This is a community where health challenges are common, with 36.0% of residents living with a long-term health condition—a figure well above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 11.7% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 13.5%, and over half of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Elliston, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs have risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011, reaching 9.6% of the population. This is well above the Australian figure of 5.8% and higher than most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422020/elliston/topic/health-disability