42.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jeparit · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Jeparit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Jeparit now need help with daily activities than in 2011. This is a place where health challenges are common, with 42.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 18.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 19.0% of people.
18.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Jeparit, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 14.1% of residents, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia. This need has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Jeparit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222035/jeparit/topic/health-disability