18.8%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Hotham · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mount Hotham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Mount Hotham than in the rest of the country. Only 18.8% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas compared to similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 3.1% of people, well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while the most common conditions reported are arthritis, asthma, and other general illnesses.
3.1%
Lower than 94% 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 Mount Hotham, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area currently reports needing help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 6.1% of people required such assistance.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Mount Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222058/mount-hotham/topic/health-disability