32.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Helens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in St Helens is marked by a high rate of long-term illness, with 32.4% of residents living with a chronic health condition. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures, though very few people here report needing help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, and the typical issues include arthritis, asthma, and diabetes, each affecting 11.8% of the population. In contrast, no residents reported a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Helens, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require support for their day-to-day lives, with 0.0% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22340/st-helens/topic/health-disability