35.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Latrobe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Latrobe, affecting 14.3% of residents. This area faces significant health challenges, with a much higher proportion of people living with long-term conditions compared to most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 9.5% of residents have a mental health condition, this is slightly lower than the state average.
9.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Latrobe, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.7% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most areas. This need has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.7% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/health-disability