33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woodside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Woodside live with a long-term health condition. This rate is well above the state and national figures, though the number of people needing help with daily activities remains about the same as elsewhere in Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.6%, while mental health conditions are slightly less common here than in the rest of the country.
7.8%
Lower than 54% 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 Woodside, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.7% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it is only about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Woodside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22841/woodside/topic/health-disability