28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Longwood East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Longwood East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of mental health conditions than the state average defines the health profile of Longwood East. While 28.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the national figure. This creates a picture of a community where overall health is typical, but specific mental health struggles are far less common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.2% of people have a long-term health condition, with cancer (9.9%) and arthritis (9.2%) being the most common. Notably, the 5.3% of residents with a mental health condition is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
5.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Longwood East, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.3% of people in Longwood East need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%.
2.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Longwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21541/longwood-east/topic/health-disability