25.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Little River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Little River than in most similar areas. About 25.4% of residents have a long-term condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here report no long-term health problems at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.4%, while mental health conditions affect 7.3% of the population. This mental health rate is a little below the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Little River, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in Little River need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
5.3% ▲ +64.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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).
More for Little River
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21520/little-river/topic/health-disability