23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Narre Warren South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Narre Warren South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Narre Warren South have long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area significantly healthier than most similar suburbs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with asthma being the most reported at 7.7%. Mental health conditions also sit a little below the state and national figures at 6.7%, and 71.1% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Narre Warren South, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Victoria and Australia figures.
4.9% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Narre Warren South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21896/narre-warren-south/topic/health-disability