29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lorne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Lorne sits around the middle of similar areas for health and disability. About 29.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a variety of conditions, though mental health reports are lower than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.1%, followed by asthma at 7.5%. While 29.2% of people have a long-term condition, only 6.0% report a mental health condition, which is a little below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Lorne, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.1% of residents. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21542/lorne/topic/health-disability