24.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malvern East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Malvern East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of residents in Malvern East report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a healthier area than most, with far fewer people living with chronic illness compared to the Victorian and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a lower rate of mental health conditions (7.2%) than the rest of the country, with asthma and other conditions being the most common reports.
7.2%
Lower than 71% 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 Malvern East, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities (4.7%) than in the typical Australian area. However, this figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041195/malvern-east/topic/health-disability