38.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Seymour · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Seymour
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Seymour than in most other areas. Nearly 39% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This high prevalence of illness is mirrored in the number of people who require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here. About 13.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Seymour, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.5% of the population, a figure that is well above the Victorian average. This need for assistance has risen sharply since 2011, climbing by 6.3 percentage points.
9.5% ▲ +197.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214019/seymour/topic/health-disability