21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paraparap · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paraparap
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71.3% of residents in Paraparap report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is much healthier than most other parts of the country, with a typical person far more likely to be free of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are a little more common here than in the rest of Victoria, affecting 10.2% of the population.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Paraparap, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 2.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.4% ▼ -44.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Paraparap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22035/paraparap/topic/health-disability