21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Havelock · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Havelock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health problems in Havelock than in the rest of the country. Only 21.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 56.6% of people reporting no conditions at all. The most frequent issues reported are other conditions at 12% and arthritis at 8.4%, while mental health conditions affect 7.2% of residents, slightly below the Victorian average.
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 Havelock, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.0% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Havelock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21147/havelock/topic/health-disability