35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Navigators · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Navigators
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of chronic illness marks Navigators, where 35.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many face these health challenges, the number of people requiring daily help is relatively low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (13.4%) and asthma (7.6%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 9.1% of residents, which is about the same as the Victoria and Australia figures.
9.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Navigators, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.3% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +272.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Navigators [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21903/navigators/topic/health-disability