26.5%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
McEwen · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in McEwen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little below the national figure, 26.5% of people in McEwen live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a health profile that is broadly in line with both Victoria and Australia. Most residents are healthy, with 66.3% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 8.5% of people, which is lower than most areas. Among those with chronic illness, asthma is the most common condition at 8.7%, followed by mental health and arthritis.
8.5%
Lower than 59% 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 McEwen, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.6% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. However, the need for this kind of support has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 McEwen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED232/mcewen/topic/health-disability