31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Boga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Boga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Lake Boga have shifted over the last decade, with long-term conditions now affecting more people than in previous censuses. About 31.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic illness is more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (12.3%) and asthma (9.1%) being the most frequent. However, mental health conditions affect 6.6% of people, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
6.6%
Lower than 64% 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 Lake Boga, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by 4.7% of the population to manage basic activities. This is a little below the same figure for both Victoria and Australia.
4.7% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21427/lake-boga/topic/health-disability