35.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallaga Lake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallaga Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Wallaga Lake, affecting 15.8% of residents. This area faces significant health challenges, with 35.4% of people living with a long-term condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and asthma being the most frequent reports. While mental health conditions affect 8.9% of residents, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Wallaga Lake, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require extra help for 6.3% of people. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.3% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Wallaga Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14120/wallaga-lake/topic/health-disability