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Health & Disability in Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part)

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

More than 34% of people in Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part) live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This health burden is particularly evident in the high rates of mental health conditions, which are much higher than in most other similar areas.

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Where Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part) sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part) — higher than 57% of areas.

Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part)34.3%
3690, VIC 35.1%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 13.2% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% figure seen across Victoria and Australia. Other common long-term conditions in the area include asthma at 11.2% and arthritis at 10.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part), None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 57.8% One condition 22.0% Two conditions 7.8% Three or more 4.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Asthma (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 13.2% Asthma 11.2% Arthritis 10.3% Other condition 10.0% Diabetes 5.4% Heart disease 4.7% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 7.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.4% ▲ +47.8%

Higher than 63% of urban centre 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 Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL211001/albury-wodonga/topic/health-disability