36.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cherokee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cherokee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports in Cherokee have shifted since 2011, with 36.8% of residents now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Heart disease and asthma are the most common issues reported in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, sitting 9.4 percentage points above the Victorian average. Heart disease affects 16.2% of people, while asthma affects 13.2%.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Cherokee, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (37%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents here than in other areas, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Cherokee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20541/cherokee/topic/health-disability