30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fitzroy North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fitzroy North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant factor for the 13.3% of people in Fitzroy North who report them. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the area has a slightly higher rate of long-term health conditions than most of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian average. While 62.7% of people report no conditions, mental health is the most common issue at 13.3%, followed by asthma at 9.9%.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Fitzroy North, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people in Fitzroy North need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
4.9% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Fitzroy North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20925/fitzroy-north/topic/health-disability