40.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rainbow · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Rainbow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
The proportion of people in Rainbow needing help with daily activities has remained steady at 10.5% since 2011. This is a community with significant health challenges, as over 40% of residents live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, affecting 40.9% of people. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 16.6%, while 12.5% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure.
12.5%
Higher than 83% 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 Rainbow, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Rainbow than in most areas. At 10.5%, this figure is well above both the state and national averages.
10.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Rainbow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222077/rainbow/topic/health-disability