44.3%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Skipton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Skipton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the health profile of Skipton (L), where 12.2% of people now need help with daily activities. This is a significant increase from 2011, and the area now sees far more people living with long-term health conditions than the state or national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with 44.3% of residents affected, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most reported condition at 20%, while mental health conditions are well above the national average at 17.7%.
17.7%
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 Skipton, None is the majority at 50%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 12.2% of the population, a figure that rose 1.8 points since 2011. This is well above the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
12.2% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222084/skipton/topic/health-disability