22.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elingamite North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elingamite North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Elingamite North now live with long-term health conditions compared to previous years. Only 22% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 61% reporting no long-term health conditions at all. Those with chronic issues most commonly deal with arthritis at 7.6% or mental health conditions at 6.8%, which is a little below the Victorian average.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 North, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
While long-term illness is rare, 5.9% of people need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20855/elingamite-north/topic/health-disability