32.2%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warrnambool · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Warrnambool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 32% of people in Warrnambool live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is much higher than both the state and national averages. This gap suggests a greater local burden of chronic illness, with mental health and asthma being the most common challenges for residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.4% seen in Victoria. Mental health issues are the most frequent, affecting 10.4% of people, followed by asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 9.7%.
10.4%
Lower than 53% of urban area 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 Warrnambool, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 6.6%, which is about the same as the national figure. This number has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
6.6% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2021/warrnambool/topic/health-disability