41.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Werris Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Werris Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-one per cent of people in Werris Creek live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of residents, which is well above the state average. The most common long-term health issues are arthritis at 15.7% and asthma at 12.2%.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Werris Creek, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging here for many, with 10.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
10.6% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14255/werris-creek/topic/health-disability