22.8%
Lower than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melbourne - West · Region (SA4)
Health & Disability in Melbourne - West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Melbourne - West report having no long-term health conditions. This area is much healthier than most other regions, with far fewer residents living with chronic health issues than the state or national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are also less common than elsewhere, affecting 7.0% of the population.
7.0%
Lower than 78% 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 - West, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average. This need has risen slightly by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/213/melbourne-west/topic/health-disability