15.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wensleydale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wensleydale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 15.8% of people in Wensleydale report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind, with a very low rate of chronic illness compared to other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at just 3.2%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition reported at 10.5%.
3.2%
Lower than 83% 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 Wensleydale, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.2% of people in Wensleydale need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the typical figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Wensleydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22746/wensleydale/topic/health-disability