30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avondale Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avondale Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Avondale Heights need help with daily activities, which is a much higher rate than elsewhere in Victoria. While overall health is typical for the region, a significant number of residents manage long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.7%, while mental health conditions affect 8.2% of residents, nearly identical to the state average.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Avondale Heights, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily tasks is very high here, with 11.1% of people requiring support. This is well above both the Victorian average of 5.9% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
11.1% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20089/avondale-heights/topic/health-disability