18.4%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Melbourne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Melbourne than in most similar areas. Only 18.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population that is generally healthier than the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue for 8.1% of residents, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most people here have no long-term health conditions at all, with 72.8% reporting none.
8.1%
Lower than 56% 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 Melbourne, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.3% of people in Melbourne need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
2.3% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/health-disability