30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Johnsonville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Johnsonville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Johnsonville live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 30.7% of people report a chronic condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. While many face health challenges, those with mental health conditions are less common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.3%, while 6.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Over half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Johnsonville, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.7% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Johnsonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21273/johnsonville/topic/health-disability