35.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Winchelsea · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Winchelsea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Winchelsea than in the rest of Victoria. Around 35.3% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, with 11% and 10.5% of people affected. This mental health rate is a little above the state and national figures of 8.8%.
11.0%
Higher than 65% 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 Winchelsea, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.7% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This need for assistance has rose by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215090/winchelsea/topic/health-disability