29.2%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melbourne - Outer East · Region (SA4)
Health & Disability in Melbourne - Outer East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Typical health outcomes in Melbourne - Outer East sit around the middle for similar areas. About 29.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are healthy, with 64.9% reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.1%, followed closely by asthma at 8.9% and arthritis at 8.6%. This level of mental health conditions is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
9.1%
Lower than 57% 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 - Outer East, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national rates. However, this need has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Melbourne - Outer East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/211/melbourne-outer-east/topic/health-disability