30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Geelong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health condition affects 11.1% of people in East Geelong, which is much higher than most similar areas. While overall long-term health issues are slightly more common here than in the rest of the state, most residents report no chronic health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 11.1%, followed by asthma at 9.8%. Overall, 30.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the 27.7% national figure.
11.1%
Higher 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 East Geelong, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 East Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20829/east-geelong/topic/health-disability