26.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Black Range · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Black Range
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people need help with daily tasks in Black Range than in the rest of the state. Only 1.1% of residents require this support, which is well below the Victorian average of 5.9%. This contributes to a general trend of lower health challenges across the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 26.6% of residents, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 9.5%, while mental health conditions affect 6.2% of people.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Black Range, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 1.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
1.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Black Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20250/black-range/topic/health-disability