28.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallabi Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallabi Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Wallabi Point have remained steady since 2011, with about 28.1% of residents living with a long-term health condition. Mental health issues are more common here than in most similar areas, though the majority of the community reports no long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.2% of people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure. Arthritis is equally common at 9.2%, followed by asthma at 8.6%, while 59.6% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Wallabi Point, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia, and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.6% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Wallabi Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14117/wallabi-point/topic/health-disability