33.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jeeralang Junction · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jeeralang Junction
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health conditions in Jeeralang Junction than in most similar areas. Around 33.6% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where health challenges are more common than in the typical Australian town.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 13.4%, followed by asthma at 9.1%. While 8.7% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Jeeralang Junction, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of residents need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is only slightly above the state and national figures.
6.3% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Jeeralang Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21261/jeeralang-junction/topic/health-disability