34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avenel · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avenel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Avenel. About 34.2% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a significant portion of the community manages ongoing health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.3%, followed by asthma at 9.8%. Mental health conditions affect 9.6% of people, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Victorian average.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Avenel, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Avenel need help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Avenel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20086/avenel/topic/health-disability