29.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wurdiboluc · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of long-term health issues than the state average marks Wurdiboluc, where 29.9% of residents live with a lasting condition. Most people here are healthy, with 55.8% reporting no long-term health problems at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.3%, while 7.5% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
29.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Wurdiboluc, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.8% of residents, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
4.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Wurdiboluc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22874/wurdiboluc/topic/health-disability