24.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Heatherton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Heatherton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Heatherton than in the rest of Victoria. Only 24% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are lower than most areas, with only 6.8% of people reporting a mental health condition, a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents have no long-term conditions at all, while the most common reported issues are asthma and other general conditions.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Heatherton, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 3.9% of people in Heatherton need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
3.9% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 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 Heatherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21163/heatherton/topic/health-disability