26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walleroobie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Walleroobie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60% of people in Walleroobie report having no long-term health conditions. While general health is similar to the state average, a larger share of the population requires daily assistance compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 26.4% of residents, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common reports are other conditions at 15.1%, followed by arthritis at 9.4%.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Walleroobie, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.5% of people in Walleroobie, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
7.5% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Walleroobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14133/walleroobie/topic/health-disability