27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Wollongong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate well above the national figure marks North Wollongong as a standout area for this issue. While the overall proportion of people with long-term health conditions is about the same as the rest of Australia, mental health challenges are much more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 13.3% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 5.9%, though 66.6% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 North Wollongong, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is a little below the national and state figures, which both sit at 5.8%.
4.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 North Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13027/north-wollongong/topic/health-disability