48.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sheep Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sheep Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Sheep Hills live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This health burden is much higher than in most similar areas, with significant numbers of people managing chronic illness and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 48.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the Victorian rate of 27.4%. This is driven by high rates of arthritis (22.2%) and mental health conditions (14.8%), the latter of which is well above the national figure.
14.8%
Higher than 91% 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 →Sheep Hills splits fairly evenly between One condition (45%) and None (40%), with Three or more at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is among the highest for similar areas, with 11.1% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Sheep Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22270/sheep-hills/topic/health-disability