40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eagle Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eagle Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Eagle Point, where 40.3% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the Victorian average of 27.4%, marking one of the highest rates of chronic illness among similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition affecting 17.0% of people. Mental health conditions are also more frequent here than in most areas, affecting 10.4% of the population.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Eagle Point, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 7.1%, this is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Eagle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20822/eagle-point/topic/health-disability