30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Homewood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Homewood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Homewood is shaped by a health profile that is slightly more burdened than the national average. About 30% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits just above the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Cancer is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.4% of residents. While 42.9% of people report no long-term conditions, 8.6% live with a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.6%
Higher 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 Homewood, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.7%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
5.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Homewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21200/homewood/topic/health-disability