25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Long Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Long Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 72% of people in Long Forest have no long-term health conditions, making it a relatively healthy place. The area has a slightly lower rate of chronic health issues than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.7%, followed by arthritis at 7.0% and asthma at 6.1%.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Long Forest, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.0% of people in Long Forest need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
5.0% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Long Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21533/long-forest/topic/health-disability