24.0%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chisholm · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Chisholm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Chisholm compared to the rest of the country. Only 24% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents are healthy, with 70.4% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
6.4%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate 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 Chisholm, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages. This is an increase of 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED207/chisholm/topic/health-disability