35.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warrawong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Warrawong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Warrawong live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health challenges are much more common than in most other areas. This high rate of illness is reflected in the fact that 12.7% of residents need help with daily activities, which is more than double the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.1% of the community, a figure well above the Australian average of 8.8%. Along with mental health, arthritis (12.5%), asthma (9.0%), and diabetes (8.4%) are the most common long-term issues reported here.
13.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Warrawong, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than elsewhere, with 12.7% of people needing assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
12.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14185/warrawong/topic/health-disability