Silvan · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Silvan

Name: Health & Disability in Silvan — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Roughly 26.5% of people in Silvan live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is a little below the Australian average. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than many other similar areas across the country.

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📍 Silvan, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.2% of residents. While 26.5% of people have a health condition, the vast majority of the population—64.5%—report having none at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Silvan, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 64.5% One condition 18.8% Two conditions 5.4% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Silvan splits fairly evenly between Asthma (19%) and Other condition (18%), with Arthritis at 18%.

Asthma 9.2% Other condition 8.9% Arthritis 8.7% Mental health 8.2% Heart disease 4.0% Diabetes 3.5% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.5% of residents in Silvan need help with their daily activities, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

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 Silvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22281/silvan/topic/health-disability

Where Silvan sits — People with a long-term health condition