23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strathewen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Strathewen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.2% of people in Strathewen have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a generally healthy population, though mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 11.1%, while mental health conditions affect 9.1% of residents. This last figure is about the same as the state and national averages, though it is higher than in most other areas.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Strathewen, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2.5% of people needing help with their usual activities. This is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.5% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Strathewen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22375/strathewen/topic/health-disability