8.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Claretown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Claretown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking shift in mental health reports has occurred in Claretown, where 17.1% of people now report such a condition. This is a sharp contrast to other long-term health issues, which are far less common here than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure of 8.8%, yet overall long-term health issues are far below the Victorian average, with only 8.6% of residents reporting a chronic condition.
17.1%
Higher than 97% 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 Claretown, None is the majority at 88%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent in Claretown, as no one reported needing help with daily activities, a figure well below the 5.8% national average.
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 Claretown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20565/claretown/topic/health-disability