35.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ventnor · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ventnor
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Ventnor live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. While chronic illness is common, the need for daily assistance has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than the 27.7% national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14%, though mental health conditions are lower than in most other areas at 8.1%.
8.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Ventnor, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has dropped sharply to 5.3%, down from 12.7% in 2011. This current figure is now about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
5.3% ▼ -58.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Ventnor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221075/ventnor/topic/health-disability