31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cheshunt · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cheshunt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Cheshunt, affecting 14.6% of people. The area struggles more with chronic illness than most other regions, with a typical resident far more likely to have a long-term health condition than those in the rest of Victoria.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the state figure of 27.4%. While arthritis and asthma are common, 8.5% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the national figure.
8.5%
Higher than 53% 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 Cheshunt, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here than in other areas, with only 3.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.8% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Cheshunt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20543/cheshunt/topic/health-disability