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Lara (Western Victoria) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Lara (Western Victoria)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A much higher share of people in Lara live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 32.2% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health needs.

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📍 Lara (Western Victoria), State Electorate

Where Lara (Western Victoria) sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.2%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lara (Western Victoria) — higher than 76% of areas.

Lara (Western Victoria)32.2%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 11.9% of people—well above the 8.8% national figure. Other frequent long-term issues include asthma at 10.1% and arthritis at 9.4%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Lara (Western Victoria), None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 57.9% One condition 20.7% Two conditions 7.3% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Lara (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Asthma (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 11.9% Asthma 10.1% Arthritis 9.4% Other condition 9.1% Diabetes 6.1% Heart disease 4.5% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Help with daily activities is needed by 8.0% of the population, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.0% —

Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.

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 Lara (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24308/lara/topic/health-disability