25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Richmond
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Most people in Richmond enjoy good health, with 67.2% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. While the area generally fares better than the national average, there is a higher rate of mental health conditions compared to other similar suburbs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.5% of the population.
10.5%
Higher 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 Richmond, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.1% of the population. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.1% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22170/richmond/topic/health-disability