40.1%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Elmore · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Elmore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Elmore, where 17.1% of people live with the condition. This area faces significant health challenges, as 40.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with 40.1% of people affected. This includes mental health conditions, which impact 13.4% of residents, well above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
13.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Elmore, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 9.7% of people in Elmore need some help with daily activities, which is well above the national figure of 5.8%. Despite this, the proportion of people needing this assistance fell by 1.3 points since 2011.
9.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Elmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221027/elmore/topic/health-disability