32.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Halls Gap · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Halls Gap
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A sharp 10 percentage point drop in the need for daily help marks the recent health trend in Halls Gap. While long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of the state, very few residents actually require regular assistance with their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.5% of people in Halls Gap have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.7%, while mental health conditions affect 9.4% of the population.
9.4%
Lower 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 Halls Gap, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%. This is a significant improvement for the area, as the need for assistance has fallen from 12.7% since 2011.
2.5% ▼ -80.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222032/halls-gap/topic/health-disability