32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strangways · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Strangways
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of people in Strangways now live with long-term health challenges compared to previous years. About 32.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is particularly evident in mental health, which affects far more people here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.9% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% recorded for Victoria and Australia. Arthritis is also a leading health concern, affecting 13.9% of the population.
13.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Strangways, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.9% of the population. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
6.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Strangways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22367/strangways/topic/health-disability