28.9%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Knox · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Knox
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.9% of people in Knox live with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than both the state and national figures. Most residents report no long-term health issues, though asthma and mental health are among the most common conditions cited.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are a little more common here than in the rest of Victoria and Australia. Asthma is the most reported condition at 8.9%, while 8.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.7%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Knox, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Knox need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national average. This rate has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Knox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21101/knox/topic/health-disability