30.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waubra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waubra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability needs have shifted over the last decade in Waubra, where 30.5% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the Victorian figure, with arthritis and mental health being the most common issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.4% seen across Victoria. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.4% of the population.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Waubra, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Waubra than in most similar areas, with 6.5% of people requiring assistance. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Waubra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22729/waubra/topic/health-disability