25.9%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shepparton East · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Shepparton East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.9% of people in Shepparton East have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes the community slightly healthier than the Victorian and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 9.1%, followed by arthritis and mental health conditions at 8.2% each. About 65% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Shepparton East, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.9%.
5.5% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Shepparton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222083/shepparton-east/topic/health-disability