25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hallam · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hallam
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people need help with daily activities in Hallam compared to most other areas. While 8.3% of residents require this support, the area actually sees fewer long-term health conditions than the national average. This suggests a specific gap between general health and those needing active daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 25.7% of people here, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common reports are other conditions at 8.1% and arthritis at 7.4%, while 65.8% of residents have no long-term health issues.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Hallam, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.3% of the population, which is a little above both the Victorian and Australian figures. This rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.3% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21125/hallam/topic/health-disability