16.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tesbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tesbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Tesbury than in most similar areas. Only 16.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as particularly healthy compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 2.7%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. For those with health issues, diabetes (5.5%) and lung conditions (4.5%) are the most common, though 62.7% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
2.7%
Lower than 85% 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 Tesbury, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas. Only 2.7% of people in Tesbury require this assistance, which is well below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Tesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22493/tesbury/topic/health-disability