21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Montgomery · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Montgomery
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Montgomery than in most other areas. Only 21.5% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 0.0% of residents, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Among those with health issues, other conditions, asthma and heart disease are the most common, while 76.9% of the population has no long-term health conditions at all.
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 Montgomery, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the 5.9% recorded for Victoria.
6.2% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Montgomery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21734/montgomery/topic/health-disability