28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wellsford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wellsford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for people in Wellsford, affecting 11.8% of residents. Overall, the area has a health profile that is mostly in line with the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure. While 59.7% of people report no long-term conditions, 8.3% have a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the national figure.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Wellsford, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.8% of people here need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and a little below the Australian average.
2.8% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 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 Wellsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22741/wellsford/topic/health-disability