33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Echuca · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Echuca
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of people in Echuca have a long-term health condition, which is far more common than in most other areas. This high rate of chronic illness is mirrored in the local need for daily support services. Overall, health challenges are much more prevalent here than across Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.8% of residents, well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.9%, while mental health conditions affect 10.3% of the population, which is a little above the state and national averages.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Echuca, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.6% of people in Echuca. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.6% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Echuca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20838/echuca/topic/health-disability