29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eganstown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eganstown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people need help with daily activities in Eganstown than in the rest of the state. While about 29.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the need for daily assistance is remarkably low for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. The most common issues are other conditions at 11.2% and arthritis at 10.7%, while mental health conditions affect 7.3% of residents.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Eganstown, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.5% of people in Eganstown need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure, and is much lower than most other areas.
1.5% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Eganstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20849/eganstown/topic/health-disability