37.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Avoca
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Avoca live with long-term health issues compared to the state or national average. Roughly 38% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is 10 percentage points above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (15.4%) and mental health conditions (12.2%) being the most reported. This is much higher than most areas, and the rate of mental health conditions is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
12.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality 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 Avoca, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is also significant, with 9.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria and 5.8% nationally.
9.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20087/avoca/topic/health-disability