27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avalon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avalon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of mental health conditions mark the health profile of Avalon compared to the rest of the country. While about 27.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is very similar to both the Victorian and national figures. Most people here live without a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 5.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% recorded across Victoria and Australia. Other common long-term conditions in the area include asthma at 8.6% and diabetes at 7.1%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Avalon, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of residents, a figure that is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
3.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Avalon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20085/avalon/topic/health-disability