40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Redesdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Redesdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Redesdale over the last decade. Now, 40.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This represents one of the highest rates of chronic illness among similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.4% of people here, a rate well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 15.4%, followed by asthma at 11.7% and diabetes at 8.0%.
13.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Redesdale, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 2.7% of Redesdale residents need help with daily activities. This is well below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
2.7% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Redesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22154/redesdale/topic/health-disability