28.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hazelwood North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hazelwood North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A notably lower rate of mental health conditions sets Hazelwood North apart from the rest of the state. While about 28.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is only slightly higher than the Victorian figure of 27.4%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.7% of people here, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. The most common long-term health issues are arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 8.5%.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Hazelwood North, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Hazelwood North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21156/hazelwood-north/topic/health-disability