25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colignan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Colignan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability trends in Colignan have remained steady, with the area now seeing fewer long-term health issues than the national average. About 25.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People with long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with asthma (8.5%) and arthritis (6.2%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions affect 6.2% of residents, a figure slightly lower than the 8.8% seen across Australia.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Colignan, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
3.9% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Colignan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20615/colignan/topic/health-disability