36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Eccles · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Eccles
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Mount Eccles have shifted over the last decade, with 36.7% of residents now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and is much higher than most similar areas. Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term issues reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, though mental health conditions are a little below the state and national figures at 6.5%. Most people have either no long-term condition (43.9%) or just one (28.1%).
6.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Eccles, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Mount Eccles need help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas, although it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.5% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Eccles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21791/mount-eccles/topic/health-disability