23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parwan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parwan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have remained steady in Parwan, where 23.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here report no long-term health issues, while arthritis is the most common condition affecting the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 23.9% of people affected compared to 27.4% across Victoria. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 11.2%, while mental health conditions affect 8.0% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Parwan, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Parwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22039/parwan/topic/health-disability