34.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leopold · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leopold
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health struggles are more common in Leopold than in most other areas. About 34.1% of people live with a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means more than a third of the local population manages ongoing health issues in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.0% of residents, a figure well above the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria. Other common issues include asthma (9.8%) and arthritis (9.7%), with 22.8% of people living with one long-term condition.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Leopold, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, as 6.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.4% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21493/leopold/topic/health-disability