41.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clydesdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clydesdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than four in ten people in Clydesdale live with a long-term health condition, a rate far higher than the national figure. This creates a significant health burden for the area, where chronic illness and mental health challenges are much more common than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very frequent here, with 41.9% of people affected, including 25.8% with arthritis and 16.1% with mental health conditions. This mental health rate is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
16.1%
Higher than 94% 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 Clydesdale, None is the majority at 61%; Two conditions is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, as 12.9% need help with basic activities. This is well above the state and national figures, which both sit around 6%.
12.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Clydesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20584/clydesdale/topic/health-disability