31.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colac Colac · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Colac Colac
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness have become more evident in Colac Colac, where mental health struggles are now far more common than in other areas. Roughly 31% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent here, affecting 19.7% of people—far above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term illnesses include arthritis at 11.5% and cancer at 8.2%.
19.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Colac Colac, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 39%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.6% of people in Colac Colac need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is only about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
6.6% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Colac Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20608/colac-colac/topic/health-disability