34.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clarkes Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clarkes Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Clarkes Hill involves managing health challenges for many, as 34.7% of residents live with a long-term condition. This figure is well above the national rate of 27.7%. While health needs are common, the area is surprisingly independent when it comes to daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are much more common here than in most areas, with 12% of people reporting a mental health condition. Long-term illnesses are well above the Victorian average, with asthma and mental health being the most reported conditions at 12% each.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Clarkes Hill, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 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 Clarkes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20568/clarkes-hill/topic/health-disability