36.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Irrewillipe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Irrewillipe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Irrewillipe, where 36% of people live with a chronic condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%. While physical health struggles are common, mental health conditions are notably rare here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term health issue at 16%, followed by asthma at 10%. While many residents face chronic illness, only 5% have a mental health condition, which is well below the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Irrewillipe, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 36%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of people in Irrewillipe need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Irrewillipe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21243/irrewillipe/topic/health-disability