25.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ardmona · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ardmona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Ardmona report a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. Overall, the community is slightly healthier than the Victorian and national averages. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes lower rates of mental health conditions (6.0%) compared to the state, with arthritis and asthma being the most common reported issues.
6.0%
Lower than 69% 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 Ardmona, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.8% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the Victoria average of 5.9%.
4.8% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Ardmona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20063/ardmona/topic/health-disability