38.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fosterville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fosterville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Fosterville live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 38.6% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures. This health gap is most seen in mental health, where rates are much higher than usual.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very common here, affecting 22.8% of people—a figure far above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 12.3% and heart disease at 10.5%.
22.8%
Higher than 99% 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 Fosterville, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most similar areas. Around 7.0% of residents require this assistance, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
7.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Fosterville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20942/fosterville/topic/health-disability