20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wild Dog Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wild Dog Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Wild Dog Valley compared to most similar areas. Only 20.5% of the population lives with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend extends to mental health, which is also much lower than in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are rare here, with 51.3% of people reporting none at all. Asthma is the most common issue at 10.3%, while mental health conditions affect just 3.8% of residents, well below the Victorian average of 8.8%.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Wild Dog Valley, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents here, as only 3.8% of people need help with regular activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22783/wild-dog-valley/topic/health-disability