26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parkville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parkville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 12.8% of people in Parkville report a mental health condition. While the area has a lower rate of long-term health issues overall than most other places, mental health is the most common specific condition reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here has no long-term health issues, though 12.8% live with a mental health condition, which is much higher than most areas. Other common reports include asthma at 9.3% and arthritis at 4.2%.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Parkville, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 3.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures, placing Parkville around the middle compared to similar areas.
3.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22038/parkville/topic/health-disability