28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sulky · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sulky
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Sulky have remained relatively stable over the last decade. Most residents are in good health, with 68.8% of the population reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. However, those with mental health conditions make up only 5.1% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
5.1%
Lower 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 Sulky, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Sulky need help with daily activities, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.8% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Sulky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22389/sulky/topic/health-disability