25.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Attwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Attwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Attwood have remained relatively stable, with about 68% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy result for the area, as the proportion of people living with long-term illness is lower than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, while mental health conditions are reported by 6.3% of residents, a little below the Victorian rate of 8.8%.
6.3%
Lower 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 Attwood, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Attwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20082/attwood/topic/health-disability