27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallacia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallacia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 63.5% of people in Wallacia report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area quite typical for its size, with health and disability rates mirroring both state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.9% of residents, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, while 7.9% of people report a mental health condition.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Wallacia, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
4.9% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14119/wallacia/topic/health-disability