29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avonsleigh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avonsleigh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Avonsleigh sits around the middle of similar areas for health and disability. While 29.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the community is generally healthier than most other areas when it comes to needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues are arthritis at 9.8% and asthma at 8.8%.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Avonsleigh, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of residents need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
3.8% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Avonsleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20091/avonsleigh/topic/health-disability