22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Officer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Officer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Officer compared to most other areas. Only 22.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthy population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 8.4%, followed by mental health conditions at 7.4%. While 71.6% of residents report no long-term conditions, those with mental health issues are a little below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Officer, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.2% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22006/officer/topic/health-disability