36.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whirily · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whirily
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Whirily live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a higher demand for health support in the area, with 16% of residents requiring help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 36% of people. Asthma is the most reported condition at 16%, while those reporting a mental health condition are well below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Whirily, None is the majority at 71%; Two conditions is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 16%, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 5.8% national average.
16.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Whirily [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22768/whirily/topic/health-disability