26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sutton Grange · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower rate of chronic illness marks Sutton Grange, where 26.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most people here report no long-term health issues at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 8.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 8.8% and asthma at 7.5%.
26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Sutton Grange, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 17%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.6% of residents, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.
5.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Sutton Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22403/sutton-grange/topic/health-disability