52.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Archdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Archdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Living with chronic illness is very common in Archdale, where 52.2% of people report a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it one of the areas with the highest levels of illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common issue, affecting 26.1% of residents, while 13.0% live with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure. Over half the population has no long-term health issues, but for those who do, most have only one or two conditions.
13.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Archdale, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rates of chronic illness, no one in Archdale reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Archdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20058/archdale/topic/health-disability