32.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shepparton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shepparton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Shepparton. About 32% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.8% of people. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 8.8%. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 11.4% and asthma at 9.8%.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Shepparton, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.4% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national rate of 5.8%.
8.4% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22275/shepparton/topic/health-disability