32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Indigo Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Indigo Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Indigo Valley live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This makes health a significant part of life here, with arthritis being the most common long-term ailment affecting 10.4% of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well above both Victoria and Australia. While mental health conditions affect 9.2% of the population, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Indigo Valley, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.2% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, sitting around the middle for similar areas.
5.2% ▲ +423.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21230/indigo-valley/topic/health-disability