33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willung · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Willung live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. The most striking gap is in mental health, which affects a much higher proportion of residents than in most other similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.8% of people have a long-term health condition, well above the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Mental health is the most common issue at 16.9%, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
16.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Willung, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Willung reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national and state figures, where around 6% of people typically require such assistance.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Willung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22797/willung/topic/health-disability