24.7%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)
Health & Disability in Melbourne - Inner East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy 70% of people in Melbourne - Inner East report having no long-term health conditions. This area has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other regions, contributing to a generally healthier population than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly rare here, at 6.8%, which is much lower than most other areas.
6.8%
Lower than 79% of region (sa4) 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 Melbourne - Inner East, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.3% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. This number has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/health-disability