30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Marsh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Swan Marsh, where 11.8% of residents live with the condition. While many people here manage chronic health issues, there is a remarkably low need for daily personal care compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. However, mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with only 7.1% of residents reporting one.
7.1%
Lower 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 Swan Marsh, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Swan Marsh reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 5.9%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Swan Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22408/swan-marsh/topic/health-disability