16.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Laverton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 75% of people in Laverton report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a remarkably healthy area, with far fewer residents struggling with long-term illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 16.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the Victorian average of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 5.8%, while other common reports include asthma at 5.3% and diabetes at 3.9%.
5.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Laverton, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.8% of people in Laverton need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051363/laverton/topic/health-disability