26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Abbotsford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Abbotsford live with long-term health issues compared to most similar areas. While the overall health profile is positive, a striking 12.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.4% of people. This is much higher than most areas and well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia, while asthma affects 9.6% of the population.
12.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 Abbotsford, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of residents need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.5% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20002/abbotsford/topic/health-disability