10.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Watchem West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Watchem West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 10.3% of people live with a long-term health condition in Watchem West, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind, with the vast majority of residents reporting no ongoing health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very rare here, with 86.2% of people reporting none. Those who do have a condition typically have only one, most commonly arthritis, asthma or cancer, and the rate of mental health conditions is well below the national figure.
0.0%
Lower 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 Watchem West, None is the majority at 89%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Watchem West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22715/watchem-west/topic/health-disability