25.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eynesbury · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Eynesbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Eynesbury than in most similar areas. Only 25% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as notably healthier than many other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 10.1%, followed by mental health conditions at 9.2%. This mental health figure is about the same as the Victorian and national averages, while 69.2% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
9.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Eynesbury, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.9% of people in Eynesbury need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than in most areas. This is a little below the national average of 5.8% and represents a significant drop from 10.4% in 2011.
3.9% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Eynesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215033/eynesbury/topic/health-disability