40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Turriff · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Turriff, where 40% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking one of the highest rates for this area's level. It is a place where chronic illness is common, yet residents report very little need for daily help.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are frequent here, with 16.7% of people reporting mental health conditions—well above the 8.8% figure for Australia. Arthritis and asthma are also common, affecting 16.7% of the population each.
40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
16.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Turriff, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 26%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Turriff reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% of people who require such assistance across Victoria.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Turriff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22589/turriff/topic/health-disability