27.3%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cardinia · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Cardinia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Cardinia than in most similar areas. While 27.3% of residents have a long-term condition, this is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. The most common reported issues are asthma and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 9.3% of the population. This is about the same as the 8.8% recorded for Victoria and Australia. Most people have no long-term health conditions, while 19.1% live with one.
9.3%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) 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 Cardinia, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.8% of people in Cardinia need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9%. This proportion has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/topic/health-disability