21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Villawood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Villawood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Villawood have shifted over time, with far fewer residents reporting long-term illness than in the past. Only 21.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.0% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 13.9% report living with one condition.
6.0%
Lower than 69% 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 Villawood, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite having fewer long-term illnesses, 8.9% of people in Villawood need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
8.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Villawood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14092/villawood/topic/health-disability