39.8%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Arnaud · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in St Arnaud
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in St Arnaud now need help with daily tasks than in 2011, with 10.9% of residents requiring assistance. This reflects a broader health challenge in the area, where long-term health conditions are far more common than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Almost 40% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a high rate of arthritis at 14.9% and mental health conditions at 11.9%, the latter being well above the Australian average.
11.9%
Higher than 76% 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 St Arnaud, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 10.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the 5.8% national average and has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
10.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 St Arnaud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215079/st-arnaud/topic/health-disability