24.1%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whittlesea - Wallan · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Whittlesea - Wallan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Whittlesea - Wallan than in the rest of the country. Only 24.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures. This makes the area noticeably healthier than most other similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 7.5%. Mental health conditions affect 7.4% of residents, which is a little below the 8.8% figure for Victoria and Australia.
7.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Whittlesea - Wallan, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as the state and national levels.
6.1% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Whittlesea - Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20904/whittlesea-wallan/topic/health-disability