30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Connewirricoo · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the highest for its level, 13.0% of people in Connewirricoo need help with daily activities. This reflects a community with health needs well above the state and national figures, though very few residents report mental health conditions.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 34.8%, and no one in the area reported a mental health condition.
30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Connewirricoo, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than elsewhere, with 13.0% of people requiring support. This is well above both the Victorian average of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
13.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Connewirricoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20622/connewirricoo/topic/health-disability