25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hawthorn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hawthorn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.1% of people in Hawthorn have a long-term health condition, a figure that is lower than most similar areas. While overall health is stronger than the state and national averages, mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 9.3% of residents, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. However, the typical person here is healthy, with 68.8% of people reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Hawthorn, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here than elsewhere, with only 3.3% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
3.3% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21152/hawthorn/topic/health-disability