30.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Northwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Northwood live with long-term health issues compared to the state average. This is especially true for mental health, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 30.5% of residents have a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.3% of people—well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common issues include asthma at 10.3% and arthritis at 8.9%, though 56.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Northwood, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The share of people who need help with daily activities is 5.9%, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the results for Victoria and Australia.
5.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21972/northwood/topic/health-disability