26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clarkefield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clarkefield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 60% of people in Clarkefield report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with a particularly low rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is slightly below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are notably rare here at 4.6%, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Clarkefield, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by only 3.0% of people in Clarkefield. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and lower than most similar areas.
3.0% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Clarkefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20567/clarkefield/topic/health-disability