26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parkdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parkdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition in Parkdale, affecting 8.4% of the population. Most residents here live without a chronic health issue, with the area seeing health outcomes that are generally consistent with state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Mental health conditions affect 7.6% of residents, a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Parkdale, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of people in Parkdale. This is a little below the 5.9% reported for Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
4.6% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Parkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22037/parkdale/topic/health-disability