38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mallacoota · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mallacoota
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Mallacoota, where 38.1% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7%, marking the area as having a much higher rate of illness than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 15.6% of residents. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than in most areas, at 10.4%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Mallacoota, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Mallacoota need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21584/mallacoota/topic/health-disability