39.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in St Leonards
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in St Leonards compared to the rest of the state. About 39.5% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 12 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures. This means nearly four in ten people here manage ongoing health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national average at 12%, and arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 14.9%. While 52.1% of people report no long-term health issues, others manage multiple conditions, with 5.3% having three or more.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Leonards, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.4% of the population. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22346/st-leonards/topic/health-disability