30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Sandford is shaped by a higher own rate of illness than usual, with 30.8% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the 27.7% national figure. Most residents are healthy, but those with conditions often manage multiple health issues at once.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (17.7%) and diabetes (13.1%) being the most reported issues. Mental health conditions affect 9.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Sandford, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.4% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Sandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22230/sandford/topic/health-disability