36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chepstowe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chepstowe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Chepstowe compared to the rest of the country. While 27.7% of Australians have a chronic condition, that figure jumps to 36.7% here. This is a significant gap that shapes the health profile of the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest for this type of area, affecting 15% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% figure for Victoria, with arthritis and heart disease also common long-term health issues here.
15.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Chepstowe, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Chepstowe need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.0% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Chepstowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20540/chepstowe/topic/health-disability