27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Highett · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Highett
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as the state and national figures, health trends in Highett show that 27.2% of people live with a long-term health condition. While most residents report no chronic illness, a small number of people require extra support to manage their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 27.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.8%, followed closely by asthma at 8.6%.
8.8%
Higher than 56% 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 Highett, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Highett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21185/highett/topic/health-disability