30.8%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wongan-Ballidu · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Wongan-Ballidu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Wongan-Ballidu now need help with daily tasks than in 2011. While the typical resident is healthy, 30.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where chronic health issues are more common than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state average, with arthritis and asthma being the most common issues. However, 7.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure.
7.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Wongan-Ballidu, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities now make up 5.6% of the population, a figure that has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.6% ▲ +76.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Wongan-Ballidu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59310/wongan-ballidu/topic/health-disability