38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Churchill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Churchill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 38.5% of people in Churchill live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national and state figures, marking the area as having a much higher rate of chronic illness than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 13.6%, which is well above the 8.8% figure for Victoria and Australia. Arthritis and asthma also affect many residents, with 13.2% and 12.5% of the population reporting these conditions.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Churchill, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The fact that 8.4% of people need help with daily activities is a little above the national figure of 5.8%, and much higher than most similar areas.
8.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Churchill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20561/churchill/topic/health-disability