27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ashwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ashwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 8.4% of people in Ashwood involves needing some help with their everyday activities. This is much higher than most similar areas. While overall health levels are typical, a higher number of residents live with mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.9% of the population. This is a little above the national and state figures of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues include asthma at 8.3% and arthritis at 7.9%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Ashwood, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 8.4% of residents who need help with daily activities is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8% and the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
8.4% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Ashwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20078/ashwood/topic/health-disability