27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Footscray
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate well above the national figure marks the health landscape in Footscray. While most residents here are healthy, 12.9% of the population lives with a mental health condition. This is much higher than most similar areas and significantly exceeds the Victorian and Australian averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.2% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 12.9%, followed by other conditions at 9.2% and asthma at 8.6%.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Footscray, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.4% of the population. This is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.4% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20935/footscray/topic/health-disability