38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Victoria · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Victoria
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Port Victoria live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Around 38.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This significant gap highlights a community with a much greater health burden than most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 14.4% of people. While 48.6% of residents have no long-term health conditions, the 7.6% who have a mental health condition is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Port Victoria, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas, with 7.1% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.1% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Port Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41213/port-victoria/topic/health-disability