43.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Iluka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Iluka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Iluka, where 20.6% of people live with the condition. This community faces significant health challenges, with 43.8% of residents reporting a long-term health condition—a figure far above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Nearly 44% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of the population.
10.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality 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 Iluka, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, with 10.3% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both the state and the nation.
10.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11983/iluka/topic/health-disability