27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Exford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Exford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Exford are mostly in line with national figures, though mental health challenges are more common here. About 27.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the typical Australian experience.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 9.8% of people, a figure higher than most other areas. Other common long-term health issues in the community include diabetes at 8.3%, followed by arthritis and heart disease, both at 5.3%.
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 Exford, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people in Exford need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Exford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20898/exford/topic/health-disability