25.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Melbourne · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Melbourne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Melbourne than in most similar areas. Only 25.3% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the city a healthier spot compared to much of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 8.0% of people, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Australian average. Overall, 67.8% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
8.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre 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 Melbourne, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Melbourne need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the national rate of 5.8%, though it has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL201001/melbourne/topic/health-disability