29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blowhard · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blowhard
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher share of people in Blowhard live with long-term health conditions compared to the state and national figures. About 29.3% of residents have a lasting health issue, with arthritis being the most common ailment. Most people here live without any long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis affects 17.1% of residents, while diabetes is reported by 11%. Mental health conditions are slightly less common here at 7.3% than the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Blowhard, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people in Blowhard need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Blowhard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20261/blowhard/topic/health-disability