40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hattah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hattah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Hattah live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 40.7% of residents have a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the significant number of people who require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with asthma affecting 29.6% of residents and heart disease affecting 14.8%. Surprisingly, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Hattah, the largest group is None at 39%, followed by One condition (30%) and Three or more (17%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily assistance is among the highest at this level, with 11.1% of people requiring help. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Hattah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21146/hattah/topic/health-disability