45.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Heathcote South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Heathcote South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all people in Heathcote South have a long-term health condition, which is far more common than in the rest of Victoria. This high rate of illness is most often linked to heart disease and cancer, though no one in the area reports needing daily help with basic activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 45.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. Heart disease is the most common issue at 31.8%, while 13.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Heathcote South, None is the majority at 79%; Two conditions is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of illness, 0.0% of people in Heathcote South need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Heathcote South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21162/heathcote-south/topic/health-disability