27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cashmore · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cashmore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for people in Cashmore, affecting 10.2% of the population. Overall, the health profile of the area is very typical, with figures for chronic illness and disability sitting right around the state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.6% of the population, while 62.4% of people have no long-term health conditions at all.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Cashmore, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Cashmore need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.6% of residents require this assistance, which is slightly below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.6% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Cashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20510/cashmore/topic/health-disability