40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greta South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Greta South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Greta South live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the state. While 40.5% of residents face a chronic health issue, the number of people needing daily help remains typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in Victoria or Australia, with 40.5% of residents affected. This is largely driven by arthritis at 14.5% and asthma at 12.2%, though mental health conditions are well below the national figure at 5.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Greta South, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is around the middle for similar areas, with 5.3% of people requiring assistance. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.3% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Greta South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21109/greta-south/topic/health-disability