24.6%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whitehorse - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Whitehorse - West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Whitehorse - West report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy area where fewer people struggle with chronic illness compared to most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here than in most areas, affecting 7.4% of the population.
7.4%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Whitehorse - West, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Whitehorse - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20703/whitehorse-west/topic/health-disability