26.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Harrow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Harrow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report mental health conditions in Harrow than in most other areas. While 26.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health issues is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 4.9% of people here, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 15.2%, followed by asthma at 7.6%.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Harrow, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
5.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Harrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21143/harrow/topic/health-disability