26.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Footscray
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in West Footscray than in most similar areas. While overall health is strong, a higher proportion of residents report mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.7% of the population.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 West Footscray, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.5% of people, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
5.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 West Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22756/west-footscray/topic/health-disability