20.5%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willoughby · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Willoughby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Willoughby than in most similar areas. Only 20.5% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend towards better health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.3% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 74.3% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
5.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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 Willoughby, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily assistance is much lower here than in most areas, affecting 3.9% of people. This is a little below the state and national figures of 5.8%, though the proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18250/willoughby/topic/health-disability