30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whitfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whitfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Whitfield has a typical health profile with 30% of people living with a long-term condition. The most striking figure is the rate of mental health conditions, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.9% of people here, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Overall, 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 12.3%.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Whitfield, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.1% of residents, a figure that is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and 5.8% for Australia.
4.1% ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Whitfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22772/whitfield/topic/health-disability