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Loch Sport · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Loch Sport

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A sharp rise in the number of people needing daily help defines the recent health trend in Loch Sport. More than half of the population now lives with a long-term health condition, a figure far higher than the national average.

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📍 Loch Sport, Urban Centre

Where Loch Sport sits — People with a long-term health condition

53.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Loch Sport — higher than 99% of areas.

Loch Sport53.6%
3851, VIC 30.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are very common here, affecting 53.6% of residents, which is far above the 27.7% Australian figure. This includes a high rate of arthritis at 22.9% and mental health conditions at 15.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Loch Sport, the largest group is None at 41%, followed by One condition (33%) and Two conditions (16%).

None 37.5% One condition 30.4% Two conditions 14.4% Three or more 9.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Loch Sport — Arthritis leads at 23%, ahead of Mental health (15%) and Other condition (12%).

Arthritis 22.9% Mental health 15.6% Other condition 12.5% Diabetes 12.4% Asthma 11.9% Heart disease 9.4% Lung condition 6.5% Cancer 6.4% Stroke 2.7% Dementia 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 7 points since 2011 to reach 12.2%. This is well above the 5.8% typical for Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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12.2% ▲ +136.6%

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

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 Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221043/loch-sport/topic/health-disability