29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Werrimull · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Werrimull
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant challenge in Werrimull, where 13.4% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. While many residents remain healthy, a notable portion of the community manages long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian average. Mental health is the most common issue, followed by arthritis at 12.4%, while more than half of the population report having no long-term conditions at all.
13.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Werrimull, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.1% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
4.1% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Werrimull [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22752/werrimull/topic/health-disability