38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
McIntyre · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in McIntyre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in McIntyre than in the rest of the state. About 38% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 19.1% of people—over double the national rate. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 10.6%, and arthritis and heart disease both at 8.5%.
19.1%
Higher than 99% 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 McIntyre, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 6.4%, which is higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 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 McIntyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21626/mcintyre/topic/health-disability