35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Heytesbury Lower · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Heytesbury Lower
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Heytesbury Lower, affecting 20.5% of residents. This area faces significant health challenges, with people reporting long-term conditions far more often than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. While mental health conditions are slightly less common here than the national figure, many residents manage multiple illnesses, with 7.7% having three or more conditions.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Heytesbury Lower, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most areas. Around 7.7% of residents require this assistance, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
7.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Heytesbury Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21180/heytesbury-lower/topic/health-disability