39.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woorarra East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woorarra East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 12 percentage points separates Woorarra East from the national average for long-term health issues. While 39.5% of residents live with a chronic condition, the area is surprisingly independent, with no residents reporting a need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, particularly mental health conditions which affect 18.6% of people. This is well above the Victorian figure of 8.8%.
18.6%
Higher than 99% 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 Woorarra East, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, the need for help with daily activities is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Woorarra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22854/woorarra-east/topic/health-disability