35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sherbrooke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Sherbrooke live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with 35.7% of residents managing ongoing health issues. These figures suggest a community with a significant and ongoing need for healthcare services and support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (13.3%) and mental health (9.2%) being the most reported. While 57.1% of residents have no long-term health issues, about 24.5% live with one condition.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Sherbrooke, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher number of people here than in most similar areas. Around 6.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
6.1% ▲ +172.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/health-disability