25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Armadale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Armadale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions in Armadale have remained relatively uncommon compared to other areas, with only 25.1% of residents reporting a chronic illness. This is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 8.5% of people, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Asthma (7.7%) and arthritis (6.0%) also frequently occur, though nearly 69% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.5%
Higher than 53% 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 Armadale, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Armadale need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.2% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Armadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20066/armadale/topic/health-disability