31.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 31% of people in Swan Hill live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well above the national average. This suggests a community with significant health challenges, though the rate of mental health conditions sits right around the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most other areas, with arthritis and asthma being the most frequent at 10.8% each. About 20% of residents manage one long-term condition, while 3.8% deal with three or more.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Swan Hill, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Swan Hill than in most similar areas, with 6.6% of people requiring support. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22405/swan-hill/topic/health-disability