35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Breakwater · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Breakwater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 8 percentage points more people live with long-term health conditions in Breakwater than the national average. Roughly 36% of residents have a chronic health issue, with mental health conditions being particularly common. This is a significant gap compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 17.7% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Overall, 51.5% of people have no long-term health issues, while 4.9% live with three or more conditions.
17.7%
Higher than 98% 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 Breakwater, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 9.2% of people in Breakwater. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 5.8%.
9.2% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Breakwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20326/breakwater/topic/health-disability