34.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Learmonth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Learmonth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Dealing with long-term health issues is much more common in Learmonth than in most other areas. Around 34.3% of people live with a lasting health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This suggests a higher need for health support and services within the local community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most reported long-term conditions here, with 14.1% and 10.9% of people affected. Mental health conditions are also more common than in most areas, though at 9.3% this is about the same as the Victorian figure.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Learmonth, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
5.1% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Learmonth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21482/learmonth/topic/health-disability