16.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Loddon Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Loddon Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Loddon Vale than in most other areas. Only 16.7% of residents report a chronic condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as one of the healthiest in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are not reported here, and 66.7% of residents have no long-term health problems at all. For those who do, cancer is the most common condition at 12.5%, contributing to a rate far below the Victorian average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Loddon Vale, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 12.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the Australian figure of 5.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
12.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Loddon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21530/loddon-vale/topic/health-disability