9.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Happy Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Happy Valley than in most other areas. Just 9.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This makes the area stand out as exceptionally healthy compared to both the state and the nation.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few people report mental health conditions here, and 68% of residents have no long-term health issues at all. For those with conditions, arthritis and diabetes are the most common, reported by 6.7% and 5.3% of the population respectively.
0.0%
Lower 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 Happy Valley, None is the majority at 89%; One condition is next at 5%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent for residents, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21136/happy-valley/topic/health-disability