41.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hedley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hedley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Some of the highest rates of long-term illness are found in Hedley compared to similar areas. Around 41.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the 27.4% seen across Victoria.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.7% of people, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 18.5%, followed by heart disease at 13.0%.
15.7%
Higher than 93% 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 Hedley, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. About 8.3% of people require this support, which is a little above the 5.9% reported for Victoria.
8.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Hedley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21166/hedley/topic/health-disability