37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Helens Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Helens Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in St Helens Plains than in most similar areas. While 37.5% of the population reports a chronic condition, very few residents actually require daily help to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with 37.5% of people reporting a long-term condition, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Asthma is the most frequent problem at 17.5%, and mental health conditions are a little above the national rate at 10%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Plains, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 0.0% of people in St Helens Plains need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures, which sit at around 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22341/st-helens-plains/topic/health-disability