32.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Faraday · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Faraday
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Faraday has a higher proportion of people living with long-term health issues than most similar areas. About 32% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure. This health profile is most evident in high rates of arthritis and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of the population, a little above the Victorian and national figures. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.9%, while 23.2% of residents live with exactly one long-term condition.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Faraday, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Faraday need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.2% ▼ -48.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Faraday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20907/faraday/topic/health-disability