33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Quarry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Quarry Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more residents live with long-term health issues in Quarry Hill than in most similar areas. About 33.9% of people report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure. This is particularly evident in mental health, where rates are much higher than across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 33.9% of people, a figure well above the Victorian average. Mental health is the most common issue at 12.8%, followed by asthma at 10.4% and arthritis at 9.9%.
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 Quarry Hill, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic health conditions, those needing help with daily activities sit at 4.4%. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and around the middle for similar areas.
4.4% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Quarry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22134/quarry-hill/topic/health-disability