27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alvie · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 27.7% of people in Alvie live with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents are healthy, with nearly 60% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 8.5% of people. The rate of mental health conditions is 7.1%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 8.8%.
27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Alvie, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 25%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of the population need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Alvie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20038/alvie/topic/health-disability