42.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sea Lake · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sea Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support defines Sea Lake, where the proportion of people requiring help with daily activities rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011. This is a community with significant health challenges, as 42.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far more common here than across Australia, with 42.2% of people affected. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 18.1%, while mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 11.9%.
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 Sea Lake, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 11.6% of residents now need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the Victorian average of 5.9% and among the highest for similar areas.
11.6% ▲ +127.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 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 Sea Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221063/sea-lake/topic/health-disability