30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Anglesea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Anglesea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health issues are more common in Anglesea than in most other areas, with 30.9% of people reporting a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many residents manage these health challenges, the need for daily assistance remains lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health condition here, affecting 11.1% of residents. Overall, 30.9% of people have a long-term condition, which is well above the 27.4% seen across Victoria.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Anglesea, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.5% of people in Anglesea need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%).
4.5% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20046/anglesea/topic/health-disability