27.6%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cape Woolamai · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cape Woolamai
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 59% of people in Cape Woolamai report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a generally healthy population where long-term illness and the need for daily help are lower than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.6% of residents, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, while 8.1% of people live with a mental health condition.
8.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre 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 Cape Woolamai, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is a notable improvement from 2011, when the rate was 6.7%.
3.7% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215019/cape-woolamai/topic/health-disability