30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hunterston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hunterston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Hunterston is marked by a significant struggle with mental health, with 45% of residents reporting this condition. This figure is far above the national average and is among the highest for similar areas, though others in the community report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. Mental health is the only condition reported in the area, affecting 45% of residents, while 55% of the population reports having no health conditions.
45.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Hunterston, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Hunterston reports needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 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 Hunterston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21217/hunterston/topic/health-disability