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Woollahra · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Woollahra

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Woollahra than in most other areas. Only 22.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Woollahra, Council (LGA)

Where Woollahra sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.5%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Woollahra — lower than 80% of areas.

Woollahra22.5%
Greater Sydney 23.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 5.5% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, while 17% live with one.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Woollahra, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 70.5% One condition 17.0% Two conditions 4.1% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Woollahra splits fairly evenly between Other condition (17%) and Asthma (17%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Other condition 6.3% Asthma 6.2% Arthritis 6.1% Mental health 5.5% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 3.2% Diabetes 2.5% Lung condition 1.0% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 2.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures. This rate has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.9% ▲ +21.7%

Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.

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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18500/woollahra/topic/health-disability