27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health condition affects 9.5% of people in Wallan, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents lead healthy lives, with 64.5% of the population reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure about the same as the state and national averages. Asthma is the most common issue at 10.1%, followed by mental health at 9.5% and arthritis at 6.8%.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Wallan, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 5.3% of people needing help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22661/wallan/topic/health-disability