27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kotta · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily tasks in Kotta compared to the state or national figures. Most residents here live without a long-term health condition, though around 27.6% do have one, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.6% of people, with others and asthma being the most common. Mental health conditions are reported by 9.0% of the population, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas.
27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Kotta, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 15%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here, as only 3.0% need assistance with daily activities. This is a little below both the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
3.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Kotta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21402/kotta/topic/health-disability