23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Elwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Elwood than in most other areas. Only 23.3% of residents report a chronic illness, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as generally healthier than the typical Australian suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term illness is uncommon here, 9.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. Mental health is the most reported long-term condition, followed by asthma at 7.7% and arthritis at 4.6%.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Elwood, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more independent in Elwood, with only 2.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.5% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Elwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20867/elwood/topic/health-disability