16.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Heart · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Heart
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in The Heart than in most similar areas. Only 16.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.4%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very uncommon here, with 60% of people reporting none at all. This is reflected in the mental health rate, which is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 The Heart, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is much lower than in most areas, with 0.0% of residents requiring assistance with daily activities compared to 5.8% across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 The Heart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22499/the-heart/topic/health-disability