27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clarendon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.5% of people in Clarendon need help with daily activities, a figure well below the national average. While most residents live without long-term health issues, mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.4% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little above the Victorian and Australian figures. Overall, 27.6% of the population has a long-term health condition, a rate that is about the same as the rest of the country.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Clarendon, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is rarely required in Clarendon, with only 2.5% of people needing help. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
2.5% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20564/clarendon/topic/health-disability