18.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ecklin South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ecklin South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Ecklin South than in the rest of the state. Only 18.9% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues here, though mental health conditions are well below the national figure at 5.4%. Most residents are healthy, with 73.9% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Ecklin South, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Ecklin South need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
3.2% ▲ +65.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Ecklin South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20841/ecklin-south/topic/health-disability