26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Winter Valley · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of mental health conditions defines the health profile of Winter Valley. While overall long-term health issues are about the same as the national figure, 10.5% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average of 8.8%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 11.6%, while mental health affects 10.5% of people. Most residents have no long-term health conditions, with 67.7% reporting none.
26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
10.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Winter Valley, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national rate of 5.8%.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% 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 Winter Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22814/winter-valley/topic/health-disability