25.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Niddrie - Essendon West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Niddrie - Essendon West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Niddrie - Essendon West than in most similar areas. Only 25.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most similar areas, affecting 6.7% of people. The most frequent long-term health issues reported are asthma at 7.7% and arthritis at 7.5%.
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 Niddrie - Essendon West, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This proportion has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Niddrie - Essendon West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011230/niddrie-essendon-west/topic/health-disability