25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in South Melbourne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in South Melbourne, affecting 9.8% of residents. While this is higher than the national figure, the area overall has a lower rate of chronic health issues than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.5% of people report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian averages. Mental health is the most reported issue at 9.8%, followed by asthma at 7.8%, while 66.7% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 South Melbourne, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.3% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 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 South Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22310/south-melbourne/topic/health-disability