28.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Orford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Orford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly the same as most similar areas, Orford (Vic.) sees 28.7% of its residents living with a long-term health condition. While most health stats here track closely with state and national figures, a notably higher proportion of people require daily assistance compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 13%, while 7.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents have no long-term health issues, with 60% reporting none.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Orford, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.7% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
8.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Orford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22015/orford/topic/health-disability