30.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Noorat · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Noorat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of long-term illness marks the community in Noorat, where 30.9% of people live with a lasting health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is a significant factor here, affecting 11.6% of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.6%, followed by arthritis at 9.2% and asthma at 8.2%.
11.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Noorat, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is a big drop from 2011, when the rate was 16.0%.
5.8% ▼ -63.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 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 Noorat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222065/noorat/topic/health-disability