28.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Geelong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a quarter of people in Geelong live with a long-term health condition, affecting their daily lives. While general health is similar to the rest of the state, there is a notably higher rate of mental health conditions compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.6%, followed by asthma at 8.6% and arthritis at 7.6%.
9.6%
Higher than 64% 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 Geelong, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people in Geelong need help with daily activities. This is higher than most other areas, although it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.7% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20973/geelong/topic/health-disability