29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Skye · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Skye
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Skye have shifted over the last decade, with 29.5% of residents now living with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While most people remain healthy, a higher than usual proportion of the community manages mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.3% of residents, which is higher than most other areas and slightly above the Victorian average of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues in the area are asthma at 10.6% and mental health at 10.3%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Skye, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Skye need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +78.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Skye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22291/skye/topic/health-disability