30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Strathmerton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Strathmerton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Strathmerton compared to other similar areas. While about 30.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, mental health issues are particularly common here, affecting 10.7% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 9.0%, while 57.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Strathmerton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.7% of people in Strathmerton need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national average.
4.7% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Strathmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22379/strathmerton/topic/health-disability