28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weatherboard · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Weatherboard
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people need daily help compared to most similar areas, though Weatherboard is generally in the middle for overall health. While 28.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, the area reports no one living with a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common issue at 17.3%, and 61.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
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 Weatherboard, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for assistance is much higher here than in most similar areas. Around 7.7% of people require help with daily activities, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.9%.
7.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Weatherboard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22732/weatherboard/topic/health-disability