29.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thornbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thornbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate well above the national average defines the health landscape in Thornbury. While 12.8% of residents live with a mental health condition, overall long-term health issues affect about 29.7% of the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.8% of people, which is well above the 8.8% figure for Victoria and Australia. Other common conditions include asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 6.4%.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Thornbury, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Thornbury need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22508/thornbury/topic/health-disability