23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koetong · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Zero people in Koetong reported needing help with daily activities, highlighting a remarkably independent population. While the area has a much lower rate of long-term health conditions than most other places, mental health challenges are more common here than in similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. However, mental health conditions are more prevalent at 11.5%, a little above both the state and national averages of 8.8%.
23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
11.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Koetong, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 36%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is nonexistent here, sitting at 0.0%. This is well below the 5.8% recorded for Australia and 5.9% for Victoria.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Koetong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21376/koetong/topic/health-disability