28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maindample
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue for the 28% of people in Maindample living with a chronic condition. This rate is about the same as across Victoria and Australia, though the community is notably healthier than many similar areas in terms of daily assistance needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of residents have a long-term health condition, with asthma (8.8%) and arthritis (7.1%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 7.1% of people, which is a little below the national and state figures of 8.8%.
7.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Maindample, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people here require help with daily activities, at just 1.3%. This is well below the 5.8% typical for Australia and the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
1.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/health-disability