25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cardigan Village · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cardigan Village
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Cardigan Village than in most similar areas. While 25.8% of residents live with a long-term condition, a higher proportion of the community deals with mental health challenges compared to other typical regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.7% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 9.2% of residents, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 8.8%.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Cardigan Village, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Cardigan Village need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 5.9% and lower than most similar areas.
3.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Cardigan Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20486/cardigan-village/topic/health-disability