28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alphington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alphington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Alphington live with a mental health condition, a rate much higher than most similar areas. While 28% of residents have a long-term health issue, the majority of the community reports no lasting health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 11.1%, which is a little above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.9% and arthritis at 6.5%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Alphington, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.1% of residents who need help with daily activities is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the state figure of 5.9%.
4.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20034/alphington/topic/health-disability