24.9%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torquay - Jan Juc · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Torquay - Jan Juc
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of illness than most similar areas define Torquay - Jan Juc. Only 24.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the average Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 7.3% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 8.3%, followed by mental health and arthritis.
7.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre 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 Torquay - Jan Juc, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
3.3% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Torquay - Jan Juc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212007/torquay-jan-juc/topic/health-disability