25.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wandiligong · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wandiligong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few residents require daily support in Wandiligong, where only 2.2% of people need help with everyday activities. This low level of assistance is reflected in the general health of the area, as a smaller share of people live with long-term health conditions compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common reports include mental health (8.8%), arthritis (7.5%), and asthma (6.1%).
8.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Wandiligong, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by just 2.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 5.9%. This represents a notable improvement for the area, as the proportion of people needing assistance fell 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
2.2% ▼ -63.7%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222098/wandiligong/topic/health-disability