28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chetwynd · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chetwynd
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Chetwynd have a mental health condition, a figure well below the national and state rates. While long-term health issues are common, the area sees a much higher proportion of people needing daily help than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Arthritis is the most common of these, affecting 9.4% of the population.
3.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Chetwynd, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.1% of people here, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Chetwynd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20546/chetwynd/topic/health-disability