26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Templestowe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Templestowe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes define daily life in Templestowe, where fewer people live with chronic illnesses than in most similar areas. Only 26.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure slightly lower than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here, affecting 6.0% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 67.9% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
6.0%
Lower than 69% 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 Templestowe, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the general health of the area, 6.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and higher than most similar areas.
6.9% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/health-disability