33.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Herne Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Herne Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher rate of long-term health issues marks Herne Hill, where 33% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Mental health struggles are particularly common here, with figures far exceeding both state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.5% of people in Herne Hill, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term struggles include asthma at 10.7% and arthritis at 8.5%, though 61.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Herne Hill, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people in Herne Hill need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21174/herne-hill/topic/health-disability