31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maffra West Upper · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maffra West Upper
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Maffra West Upper live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with mental health conditions being particularly common compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11% of the population.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Maffra West Upper, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Maffra West Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21572/maffra-west-upper/topic/health-disability