34.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Little River · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Little River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 34.6% of people in Little River live with a long-term health condition. This means health challenges are more common here than in most other parts of the state. The community also reports higher rates of mental health conditions compared to the wider population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12%, while 11% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Over half of the population reports no long-term health issues at all.
11.0%
Higher than 65% 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 Little River, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222045/little-river/topic/health-disability