32.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koroit · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Koroit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A rise in the number of people needing daily help marks the recent health trend in Koroit. While most residents are healthy, 32.3% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 11.6%, followed by mental health at 9.9%. Overall, the rate of long-term conditions is well above both the state and national averages, though 60.8% of people report having none.
9.9%
Higher than 50% 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 Koroit, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Koroit need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the rest of Australia. This is a slight increase from 2011, when the rate was 4.5%.
5.5% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Koroit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215044/koroit/topic/health-disability