29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Junortoun · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Junortoun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 10% of people in Junortoun live with arthritis, the most common long-term health issue in the area. While overall health is typical for the region, a higher proportion of residents have a mental health condition compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.1% of the population.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Junortoun, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little below both the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Junortoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21279/junortoun/topic/health-disability