53.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Manangatang · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Manangatang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Manangatang than in most similar areas. Over half the population, 53.4%, reports a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need daily help to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic illness is very common here, with 53.4% of people reporting long-term health conditions. Arthritis is the most frequent at 20.2%, followed by mental health conditions at 16.1%, which is well above the Victorian average of 8.8%.
16.1%
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 Manangatang, the largest group is None at 46%, followed by One condition (37%) and Two conditions (11%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in the rest of the country, affecting 11.4% of residents. This figure has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Manangatang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222048/manangatang/topic/health-disability