24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Werri Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Werri Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 63.5% of people in Werri Beach have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with far fewer residents reporting mental health issues compared to the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly rare here, affecting just 4.1% of people—well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Werri Beach, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas. Only 1.4% of people require this assistance, which is well below the New South Wales and national rate of 5.8%.
1.4% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Werri Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14250/werri-beach/topic/health-disability