30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Curlewis · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Curlewis
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant concern in Curlewis, where 11.4% of people report such a condition. This is much higher than most similar areas. Overall, health in the area is fairly typical, with 30.2% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term health condition here at 11.4%, followed by asthma at 10.2% and arthritis at 8.0%. This rate of mental health conditions is a little above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Curlewis, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of people in Curlewis need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.7% ▲ +252.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Curlewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20697/curlewis/topic/health-disability