Wallanbah · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wallanbah

Name: Health & Disability in Wallanbah — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Wallanbah sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health and disability. While about 28.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health issues is well below the national figure.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Around 28.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the New South Wales rate. Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 5.7% of people compared to 8.8% across Australia. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 8.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wallanbah, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 57.1% One condition 14.3% Three or more 7.1% Two conditions 4.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wallanbah splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (24%) and Lung condition (20%), with Diabetes at 16%.

Arthritis 8.6% Lung condition 7.1% Diabetes 5.7% Mental health 5.7% Asthma 4.3% Other condition 4.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of the population, which is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both the state and the country.

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 Wallanbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14124/wallanbah/topic/health-disability

Where Wallanbah sits — People with a long-term health condition