33.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Trafalgar · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Trafalgar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Trafalgar need help with daily activities now compared to 2011. However, 33.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.5% of people. Overall, the rate of long-term health conditions is well above the Victorian average, with 10.4% of residents reporting a mental health condition.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Trafalgar, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a positive trend, as the number has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011.
6.5% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215086/trafalgar/topic/health-disability