24.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Metcalfe East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Metcalfe East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Metcalfe East. Only 24% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are not reported in this area, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria. Among those with health issues, heart disease and other conditions are the most common at 16% each.
0.0%
Lower 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 Metcalfe East, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 37%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% of people nationwide who require such assistance.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Metcalfe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21672/metcalfe-east/topic/health-disability