31.8%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colac - Corangamite · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Colac - Corangamite
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than average rate of long-term illness marks Colac - Corangamite, where 31.8% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures. These health challenges are reflected in the number of residents who require daily help to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 10.7%, followed by mental health and asthma. While 31.8% of people have a chronic illness, the vast majority of the population—58.9%—report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.3%
Higher than 53% 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 Colac - Corangamite, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is much higher than in most areas, with 6.8% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2016.
6.8% —
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Colac - Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21703/colac-corangamite/topic/health-disability