27.5%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nillumbik · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Nillumbik
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need daily support in Nillumbik compared to most other areas, making it a relatively healthy place to live. While typical for the state, about 27.5% of residents manage a long-term health condition. This suggests a lower demand for disability services than in similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.5% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health and asthma are the most common issues, each affecting 8.3% of residents.
8.3%
Lower than 53% 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 Nillumbik, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.0% of people in Nillumbik need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than in most other areas. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia, although the need for help has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
4.0% ▲ +64.3%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Nillumbik [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25710/nillumbik/topic/health-disability