36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wunghnu · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wunghnu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define the health profile of Wunghnu. About 36.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (14.7%) and arthritis (14.1%) are the most common long-term health issues. Mental health conditions are also well above the Victorian average at 13.8%, and over 5% of residents live with three or more health conditions.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Wunghnu, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.6% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Wunghnu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22873/wunghnu/topic/health-disability