23.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Waverley - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Mount Waverley - South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people now need help with daily activities in Mount Waverley - South, with this figure rising 1.2 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area is remarkably healthy, as only 23.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Few residents live with long-term health issues, with only 5.5% reporting a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure. Most people here have no long-term conditions at all, while the most common reported issues are other conditions, arthritis, and asthma.
5.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Waverley - South, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in the area need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.6% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Waverley - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051324/mount-waverley-south/topic/health-disability