35.7%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Latrobe Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Latrobe Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 35% of people in Latrobe Valley live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the Victorian and Australian figures. This high level of ill-health is seen across both physical and mental conditions, which places the region among the most affected areas of its kind.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term issues here, both affecting 12.2% of residents. This means mental health conditions are well above the state and national figures of 8.8%.
12.2%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Valley, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 8.4% of people who need help with core activities, which is a little above the national figure. This need for assistance has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Latrobe Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20504/latrobe-valley/topic/health-disability