31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Valla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Valla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with health challenges in Valla than in most similar areas, with 31% of residents reporting a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as a place where health needs are more common than average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more frequent here, particularly arthritis at 10.6% and mental health conditions at 10.2%. The latter is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Most people have no long-term conditions, but 20.6% live with one.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Valla, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people in Valla need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.8% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Valla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14085/valla/topic/health-disability