15.0%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Melbourne Industrial · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Port Melbourne Industrial
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Port Melbourne Industrial than in the rest of the country. Only 15% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is 13 percentage points lower than the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.7% of people here, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while asthma is the most common condition reported after mental health.
6.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Port Melbourne Industrial, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 0.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% typical across Australia.
0.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Port Melbourne Industrial [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051511/port-melbourne-industrial/topic/health-disability