34.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ouyen · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ouyen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Ouyen live with health challenges compared to the rest of the state. Around 34.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is most visible in the number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11.4% of people. While 8.7% of residents live with a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Ouyen, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.4% of the population, a figure that is well above the 5.8% national average. This need for assistance has risen sharply since 2011, climbing from just 2.7%.
9.4% ▲ +249.8%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215067/ouyen/topic/health-disability