41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hotspur · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hotspur
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Hotspur is shaped by significant health challenges, with 41.2% of people living with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7% and among the highest for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with asthma and arthritis being the most frequent conditions. Mental health conditions affect 11.8% of the population, which is a little above the 8.8% recorded for Victoria and Australia.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Hotspur, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas. At 8.8%, this figure is well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Hotspur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21208/hotspur/topic/health-disability