22.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallaroo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wallaroo than in the rest of the state. Only 22.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This highlights a community that is generally healthier than most other areas in Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here, with 71.4% of people reporting none at all. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 8%, while mental health conditions are a little lower than the New South Wales figure at 6.1%.
6.1%
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 Wallaroo, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is also much lower than most areas. Only 1.9% of residents require such assistance, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
1.9% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14130/wallaroo/topic/health-disability