23.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Riverside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people struggle with long-term illness in Riverside than in most other areas, making it a relatively healthy place to live. Only 23.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic illness is much less common here than in most similar areas, with 67.6% of people reporting no long-term conditions. Mental health conditions are also a little below the Victorian average at 5.9%, and the most frequent conditions reported are arthritis and asthma.
5.9%
Lower than 70% 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 Riverside, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, as only 2.4% need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and lower than most similar areas.
2.4% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22180/riverside/topic/health-disability