30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wesburn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wesburn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of long-term illness marks Wesburn, where 30.9% of people live with a chronic health condition. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages, highlighting a significant gap in community health compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with mental health (10.6%), arthritis (10.3%), and asthma (10.2%) being the most reported. The rate of mental health conditions is a little above the national figure of 8.8%.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Wesburn, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of residents need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Wesburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22753/wesburn/topic/health-disability