32.6%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodanilling · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Woodanilling
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of 6.5 percentage points separates Woodanilling from the state average, with 32.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure and reflects a community where chronic illness is more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest for this level at 12.5%, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is also common at 12.3%, while 4.9% of people manage three or more long-term health conditions.
12.5%
Higher than 96% 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 Woodanilling, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in most similar areas. At 3.6%, this figure is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
3.6% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59320/woodanilling/topic/health-disability