22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wattle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wattle Bank
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wattle Bank than in the rest of the state. Only 22.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian average of 27.4%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Reporting is low for chronic illness, with 74.8% of people having no long-term conditions. Mental health conditions affect 6.4% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Wattle Bank, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
2.8% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Wattle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22724/wattle-bank/topic/health-disability