25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Red Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Red Hill South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 62.7% of people in Red Hill South have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, with a smaller proportion of residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are particularly rare here, affecting 5.6% of people, which is well below the national rate of 8.8%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Red Hill South, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with only 2.1% of people needing help with basic activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
2.1% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Red Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22149/red-hill-south/topic/health-disability