28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elevated Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elevated Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of mental health conditions than most similar areas mark the health profile of Elevated Plains. While 28.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.8% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria. Other common long-term issues include arthritis, asthma, and heart disease, each affecting 7.7% of the population.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Elevated Plains, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Elevated Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20853/elevated-plains/topic/health-disability