21.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elliott · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Elliott
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 69% of residents in Elliott report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a typical resident far less likely to have a chronic illness than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the 27.7% national figure. Heart disease (11.1%) and diabetes (7.0%) are the most common issues, while mental health conditions are among the lowest for this area level at 3.8%.
3.8%
Lower than 92% 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 Elliott, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 5.8% Australian average. This is also an improvement over time, having fallen 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
2.1% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722014/elliott/topic/health-disability