26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashburton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ashburton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 69% of people in Ashburton report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area slightly healthier than the state and national figures, though a higher proportion of residents need help with daily tasks compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.2% of residents, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The most common reports are asthma at 8.3% and mental health conditions at 7.7%, the latter of which is a little below the national average.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Ashburton, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activity assistance is needed by 6.4% of people in Ashburton. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.4% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20077/ashburton/topic/health-disability