30.8%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alpine · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Alpine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Alpine has a health profile that mirrors national trends in some areas but exceeds them in others. Roughly 31% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in Victoria or Australia, with arthritis being the most frequent at 10.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.8%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) 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 Alpine, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.4% of people in Alpine need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
5.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20110/alpine/topic/health-disability