35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elphinstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Elphinstone than in most other areas. About 35.9% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This gap highlights a significant health burden for the local population compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 10.9%, followed by mental health at 9.3%. While the percentage of people with mental health conditions is higher than in most areas, this figure is about the same as the national and state averages.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Elphinstone, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term health conditions, the 4.4% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/health-disability