26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Wollongong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in West Wollongong have evolved over the last decade, though current rates of long-term illness remain slightly lower than the national figure. While most residents are healthy, a higher than usual proportion of people here live with mental health conditions. This creates a mixed health profile for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.2% of residents, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure. Overall, 26.5% of people have a long-term health condition, a rate a little below the Australian average of 27.7%.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 West Wollongong, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.7% of people in West Wollongong need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.7% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 West Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14272/west-wollongong/topic/health-disability