12.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Home Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Home Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the healthiest of similar areas, Home Island has very low rates of long-term illness. Only 12% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are rare here, with only 1.4% of people reporting a mental health condition, well below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions are other health issues, diabetes and asthma.
1.4%
Lower 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 Home Island, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it was 6.2%.
5.8% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Home Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922001/home-island/topic/health-disability