28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wickliffe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wickliffe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Wickliffe, affecting 12.2% of people. Overall, health and disability levels here are largely typical for the region, though the area has a remarkably low rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Notably, only 4.1% of people report a mental health condition, a rate well below both the state and national figures of 8.8%.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Wickliffe, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people in Wickliffe need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria (5.9%) and Australia (5.8%).
4.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Wickliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22781/wickliffe/topic/health-disability