23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Box Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Box Hill South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Box Hill South than in most similar areas. Only 23.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This indicates a generally healthier population compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in Victoria, where the state figure is 27.4%. Most people report no long-term conditions, while those who do most often cite other conditions (8.1%), mental health (7.2%), or asthma (7.0%).
7.2%
Lower 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 Box Hill South, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.5% of residents, which is around the middle for areas of this level. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Box Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20316/box-hill-south/topic/health-disability