40.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warracknabeal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Warracknabeal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health struggles have become more common in Warracknabeal, with 40.8% of people now living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%, marking the town as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure of 8.8%, affecting 12.3% of residents. The most common long-term illnesses are arthritis at 17.5% and asthma at 11.7%.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Warracknabeal, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than elsewhere, with 10.0% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% national average.
10.0% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Warracknabeal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22697/warracknabeal/topic/health-disability