15.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elingamite · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elingamite
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term illness in Elingamite than in most other parts of the country. While only 15.8% of residents report a chronic health condition, a surprising number of people still require daily support to manage their lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Most residents report no chronic illness at all, and those who do most commonly deal with arthritis and asthma.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Elingamite, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 12.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
12.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Elingamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20854/elingamite/topic/health-disability