30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wangandary · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wangandary
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Wangandary have a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average. This is a relatively healthy area, though about 30% of residents manage a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are a little more common here than in Victoria, with arthritis being the most frequent at 10.6%. While 30% of people have a chronic condition, over half of the population reports having none at all.
3.7%
Lower than 81% 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 Wangandary, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need some help with their daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
6.0% ▲ +143.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Wangandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22678/wangandary/topic/health-disability