27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Humevale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Humevale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Humevale are broadly similar to the rest of the country, with 27% of residents living with a long-term health condition. Most people here live without a chronic illness, and the area's rates for mental health and disability are slightly lower than the Victorian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 10.8%, followed by arthritis at 9.4%. Around 7.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Humevale, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.5% of the population, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
4.5% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Humevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21215/humevale/topic/health-disability