35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eureka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Eureka, where 35.5% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages, marking the area as one with significantly higher health needs than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.8% of residents. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%, while other common long-term issues include asthma at 12.6% and arthritis at 10.4%.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Eureka, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for a larger share of the population here, with 10.0% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
10.0% ▲ +84.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20891/eureka/topic/health-disability