33.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eppalock · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eppalock
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness are common in Eppalock compared to most similar areas. About 33% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are most often linked to mental health, asthma, and arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.3% of people. Overall, 33% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is 5.6 percentage points higher than the Victorian average.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Eppalock, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people in Eppalock need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.9% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Eppalock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20877/eppalock/topic/health-disability