31.6%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shepparton - Mooroopna · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Shepparton - Mooroopna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 31% of people in Shepparton - Mooroopna live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This indicates a higher burden of chronic illness within the area compared to the rest of the country. The local health profile is shaped by a variety of conditions, with arthritis and mental health being the most common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition here at 11.1%, followed by mental health at 10.4%, which is a little above the national figure. While 58.3% of people report no long-term health issues, about 4.5% are managing three or more conditions.
10.4%
Lower than 52% 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 Shepparton - Mooroopna, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher than usual proportion of residents need help with daily activities, at 7.6%. This is a little above the Victorian figure and represents a rise of 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
7.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Shepparton - Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2016/shepparton-mooroopna/topic/health-disability