26.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Edithvale - Aspendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Edithvale - Aspendale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67.8% of people in Edithvale - Aspendale have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with a lower rate of chronic illness and mental health conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little fewer than 26.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. The most common conditions reported are asthma at 8.7% and mental health at 8%, while 8% of people have mental health conditions, a figure about the same as the state and national totals.
8.0%
Lower than 60% 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 Edithvale - Aspendale, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.4% of people in Edithvale - Aspendale need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
4.4% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Edithvale - Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031189/edithvale-aspendale/topic/health-disability