31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Boga · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Lake Boga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with long-term health issues in Lake Boga, where 31.6% of residents have a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While overall health needs are higher, the area has a lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.6%, followed by asthma at 9.3%. While 31.6% of people have a chronic condition—well above the Victorian average of 27.4%—mental health issues are a little below the state and national figures at 6.7%.
6.7%
Lower than 82% 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 Lake Boga, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of residents need some help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 5.8%, though the need for assistance has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221039/lake-boga/topic/health-disability