28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Melbourne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.4% of people in East Melbourne live with a long-term health condition. This is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Mental health is the most common long-term condition reported in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.4% of residents, which is higher than most areas. Other common long-term health issues include arthritis and asthma, both at 7.7%, while 64.1% of people report having no long-term conditions.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Melbourne, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in East Melbourne need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure, and is lower than most other areas.
3.8% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20830/east-melbourne/topic/health-disability