39.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Terang · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Terang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Terang is shaped by significant health challenges, with 39.2% of people living with a long-term condition. This rate is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%, marking it as an area where chronic illness is much more common than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most reported long-term conditions, each affecting about 12.5% of residents. The 12.6% of people with a mental health condition is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
12.6%
Higher than 83% 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 Terang, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support is needed by 11.6% of people, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This need for assistance has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, leaving Terang well above the state average of 5.9%.
11.6% ▲ +91.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215083/terang/topic/health-disability