36.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wimbledon Heights · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wimbledon Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Wimbledon Heights have a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with mental health and arthritis being the most common issues reported by residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 14.5% of people, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Overall, 36.1% of the population live with a long-term health condition, a rate much higher than most other areas.
14.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Wimbledon Heights, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.9% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. This number has risen since 2011, increasing by 3.7 percentage points over the decade.
6.9% ▲ +116.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Wimbledon Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222102/wimbledon-heights/topic/health-disability