30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Helena · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Helena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.5% of people in St Helena live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the state figure. This means nearly one in three residents manages a lasting health issue as part of their daily life.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 10.9%, followed by mental health and other conditions at 8.5% each. While 63% of residents have no long-term health issues, those who do typically have just one.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 St Helena, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for assistance with daily activities is higher than most areas, with 5.5% of people requiring help. This is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
5.5% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 St Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22339/st-helena/topic/health-disability