25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Horfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Horfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65.6% of people in Horfield report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area generally healthier than most similar places, with few residents needing daily help and lower rates of chronic illness than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 25.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. Arthritis and heart disease are the most common issues, affecting 9.7% of residents each.
7.5%
Lower 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 Horfield, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Zero per cent of people in Horfield report needing help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, where around 5.8% of people require such support.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Horfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21205/horfield/topic/health-disability