34.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wail · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wail
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Wail. While no residents report needing daily help, more than a third of the population lives with a chronic condition, with mental health challenges being particularly prominent.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% national figure. Mental health conditions are far more common here at 20.5% compared to the 8.8% seen across Australia, making it one of the highest rates for this level.
20.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Wail, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
In a sharp contrast to the high rate of chronic health issues, 0.0% of people in Wail need help with daily activities. This is well below both the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national rate of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Wail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22646/wail/topic/health-disability