33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Alfred · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Alfred
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas define Mount Alfred. About 33.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term illness here at 17.9%, though no residents reported a mental health condition. This is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
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 Mount Alfred, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 44%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some residents, with 7.7% needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
7.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Mount Alfred [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21771/mount-alfred/topic/health-disability