31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Egerton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Egerton
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 Mount Egerton than in the rest of the state. Around 31.6% of residents have a lasting condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This gap is most visible in the high rates of arthritis and asthma reported across the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis affecting 12.5% of people. Mental health conditions are also a little above the national figure at 9.9%, while 9.2% of residents live with asthma.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Egerton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21792/mount-egerton/topic/health-disability