26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malvern · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Malvern
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Malvern than in most similar areas. Around 67.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, with only 26.7% of the population managing a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little below the national figure at 7.1%, while 26.7% of residents have a long-term health condition. The most common issues reported are arthritis and asthma, both at 7.8%.
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 Malvern, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people in Malvern need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Malvern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21586/malvern/topic/health-disability