25.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Prahran · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Prahran
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67.5% of people in Prahran report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, though there is a notably higher rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While only 25.2% of residents have a long-term health condition—a little below the national figure of 27.7%—mental health is a more common issue here. At 10.6%, it is higher than most areas and sits a little above the Victorian average of 8.8%.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Prahran, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 3.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas and a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
3.9% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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 Prahran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22118/prahran/topic/health-disability