17.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Melbourne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 17.8% of people in West Melbourne have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While mental health conditions are reported by 8.5% of residents—about the same as the state and national figures—long-term health issues are generally rare here. Only 14.2% of people have one condition, and just 0.7% have three or more.
8.5%
Higher than 53% 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 West Melbourne, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in West Melbourne need help with daily activities. At 1.6%, this figure is well below both the Victorian average of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
1.6% ▲ +69.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 West Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22757/west-melbourne/topic/health-disability