61.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Reedy Lake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Reedy Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more residents in Reedy Lake live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. A striking 61.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the significant number of people who require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with arthritis (30.8%) and asthma (26.9%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 11.5% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average of 8.8%.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Reedy Lake, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (39%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Almost one in five people (19.2%) need help with daily activities. This is far above the 5.8% national figure, placing Reedy Lake among the highest areas for disability and assistance needs.
19.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Reedy Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22158/reedy-lake/topic/health-disability