33.5%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Colac · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Colac
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Colac now require help with daily activities than a decade ago, with 8.8% of residents needing support. This rise comes as the area faces a higher burden of long-term illness than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.5% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.6%, followed by mental health conditions at 10.0%.
10.0%
Lower than 61% of urban area 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 Colac, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. At 8.8%, this is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average.
8.8% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 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 Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2006/colac/topic/health-disability