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Wooreen · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wooreen

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Almost no one in Wooreen needs daily help with basic activities, making it a very independent community. While 28.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, these rates are roughly the same as those seen across Australia.

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📍 Wooreen, Suburb / Locality

Where Wooreen sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wooreen — lower than 51% of areas.

Wooreen28.6%
3953, VIC 33.1%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 17.6% of people. Mental health conditions are less common here than in most other areas, at 6.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wooreen, None is the majority at 67%; Two conditions is next at 18%.

None 64.8% Two conditions 17.6% One condition 11.0% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Wooreen, the largest group is Arthritis at 33%, followed by Asthma (19%) and Other condition (19%).

Arthritis 17.6% Asthma 9.9% Other condition 9.9% Heart disease 8.8% Mental health 6.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

No one in Wooreen reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.8% national figure.

People needing help with daily activities

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Wooreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22856/wooreen/topic/health-disability