32.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blackwood · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Blackwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are much more common in Blackwood than in most similar areas. While about 32.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The area's health profile is marked by a high rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.4% of people here, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Other common long-term conditions in the area include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 7.9%.
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 Blackwood, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are lower than in most areas, with 5.5% of residents requiring help. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages, though it has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222008/blackwood/topic/health-disability