24.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wooragee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wooragee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health struggles in Wooragee compared to most similar areas. Only 24% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in the rest of Victoria, with 71.6% of people reporting no condition at all. Mental health conditions affect 8.5% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.5%
Higher 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 Wooragee, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.1% of people. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
4.1% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Wooragee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22853/wooragee/topic/health-disability