35.2%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wyong · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Wyong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Wyong live with a long-term health condition, making it a community with significant health needs. This is well above the national figure, with particularly high rates of mental health issues and chronic illness affecting daily life.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 35.2% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level at 11.9%, alongside common struggles with arthritis (12.2%) and asthma (10.2%).
11.9%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Wyong, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 7.8% of people who need help with everyday activities, a figure that is a little above the national average. This need for assistance has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
7.8% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10202/wyong/topic/health-disability