42.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tarra Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tarra Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Tarra Valley compared to the rest of the state. Around 42.4% of residents report a long-term condition, which is 15 percentage points above the national figure. This gap is most evident in mental health, which is reported much more often here than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very common, with 42.4% of people affected and 16.5% reporting a mental health condition. This is well above the Victorian figure of 8.8% for mental health. Asthma is also a frequent issue, affecting 16.5% of residents.
16.5%
Higher than 95% 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 Tarra Valley, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 34%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, the 4.7% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the national average of 5.8%.
4.7% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Tarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22454/tarra-valley/topic/health-disability