22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strathdownie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Strathdownie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Sixty-seven per cent of people in Strathdownie report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy-looking community where the share of people with a chronic illness is well below the national figure. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Despite this, mental health conditions are a little above the national figure at 10.8%, making it the most reported long-term health issue in the area.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Strathdownie, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figure for Victoria and Australia, and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.0% ▲ +203.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Strathdownie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22374/strathdownie/topic/health-disability