25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eumemmerring · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little more than 8% of people in Eumemmerring need help with daily activities, which is a little above the national figure. While most residents report no long-term health issues, those who do often deal with arthritis or mental health conditions. Overall, health outcomes here are generally similar to those across Victoria.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national average of 27.7%. The most common issues are arthritis at 9% and mental health conditions at 8.3%, a figure that is about the same as the rest of the country.
25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Eumemmerring, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 17%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for assistance is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 8.7% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
8.7% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Eumemmerring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20889/eumemmerring/topic/health-disability