30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Timor · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Timor
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of long-term illness than the state average marks Timor, where 30.9% of people live with a lasting health condition. This is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. These health challenges are reflected in the fact that more residents here require help with daily tasks than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.7%, and overall health issues are well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, 7.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
7.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Timor, None is the majority at 62%; Two conditions is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the national average of 5.8% and a little above the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Timor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22519/timor/topic/health-disability