29.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waaia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waaia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Waaia, affecting 11.4% of the population. While most residents are healthy, about 29.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly higher than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are much more common here than in most similar areas, with 11.4% of residents affected. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 10.5% and asthma at 8.6%, though 61.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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 Waaia, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.5%. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Waaia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22639/waaia/topic/health-disability