34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Lurg · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Lurg
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Upper Lurg live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. While many residents manage chronic illness, the proportion of people needing daily help is actually much lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.6% of residents, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Asthma is the most common issue at 19.6%, and while 8.4% have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the national rate.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Upper Lurg, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.8% of people in Upper Lurg need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and a little below the Australian average.
2.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Upper Lurg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22616/upper-lurg/topic/health-disability