The Victorian Women’s Health Atlas is a ground-breaking, interactive tool developed by Women’s Health Victoria to illustrate the relationship between gender and health.
Developed and launched in 2015, the award-winning Atlas provides free access to health and wellbeing data from multiple sources on a single easy-to-use platform. The data is mapped by sex for every local government area (LGA) in Victoria. Many of the datasets are not available elsewhere.
Atlas users can download maps and fact sheets to help interpret and communicate the data story about women’s health and gender equality.
The Atlas has become a widely used, trusted data source for health planners, policymakers, community organisations and researchers in supporting the development of evidence-based health programs, gender impact assessments, services, education, awareness and advocacy.
The Atlas contains more than 90 indicators of health and socioeconomic issues that affect Victorian women, grouped into 8 categories.
View & compare datasets
The Atlas enables users to view and compare data by sex, location and time to highlight health and gender inequality issues at a glance. It can been used to answer questions, such as;
- How many Victorian women are affected by an issue?
- Is the data for women and men similar or different?
- How does my area compare with other parts of Victoria?
- What are the trends over time?
- How is this issue important for women’s wellbeing?
Latest news and updates
March 2026 update (in the pipeline)
Atlas website new design
Flexible and modern, supporting use on desktop or mobile devices
Sexual and reproductive health
Birth, Contraceptive IUD, Medication abortion, Total fertility
Chronic disease
Autoimmune disease NEW, High cholesterol NEW, Hypertension NEW, Osteoporosis NEW, Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest NEW
Healthy living
Alcohol-related harm, Current smokers, Dental services NEW, Food insecurity NEW, Fruit consumption, GP services NEW, Healthcare system trust NEW, Physical activity, Pre-obese and obese, Vegetable consumption
Mental health
Depression or anxiety, Life satisfaction, Loneliness NEW, Psychological distress, Sought help for a mental health problem
Socioeconomic Status
Discrimination NEW, Homelessness, Multiculturalism NEW
September 2025 update
Cancer
Blood cancers NEW, Bowel cancer, Bowel screening, Breast cancer, Breast screening, Cervical cancer NEW, Cervical screening, Gynaecological cancers, Kidney cancer NEW, Lung cancer, Melanoma NEW, Ovarian cancer NEW, Thyroid cancer NEW, Uterine cancer