30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Watsonia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Watsonia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Watsonia, affecting 10.1% of the population. This is higher than most other similar areas. Overall, about 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues (10.1%) and asthma (9.8%) are the most reported conditions here. While 63.7% of people have no long-term health issues, those who do most often manage just one, at 20.7%.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Watsonia, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of people in Watsonia need help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.7% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22721/watsonia/topic/health-disability