29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Axedale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Axedale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Axedale sits around the middle of similar areas for health and disability. About 29.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 29.3% of people, with arthritis and asthma being the most common at 9.2% and 9.0% respectively. Mental health conditions affect 9.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Axedale, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of residents. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the state figure of 5.9%.
4.3% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Axedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20093/axedale/topic/health-disability