44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Inglewood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Inglewood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 44% of people in Inglewood live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness is matched by a significant number of residents who require daily help to get by. The area faces much greater health challenges than most similar places in Victoria.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are common here, with 17% of residents reporting a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term illness at 18.7%, while 9% of people live with three or more conditions.
17.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Inglewood, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (27%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is difficult for 12% of the population who need assistance with everyday activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.
12.0% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Inglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21231/inglewood/topic/health-disability