31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koroit · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Koroit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Koroit live with a long-term health condition. This level of illness is well above the national figure, though most residents do not require daily help to get around. This creates a community where health challenges are common, but independence remains high for the majority.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Asthma is the most common issue at 10.6%, followed by mental health and arthritis, both around 9%. While many have one condition, 61.4% of residents report having none.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Koroit, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed independently for most, with 5.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Koroit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21396/koroit/topic/health-disability