36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wherrol Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wherrol Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Wherrol Flat live with a long-term health condition, creating a significant health burden for the area. This 36.5% rate is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common struggles here are arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most similar areas, with 12.5% of residents reporting arthritis and 10.9% having asthma. In contrast, the 7.6% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Wherrol Flat, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here than in most areas, as 6.7% of residents need help with daily activities.
6.7% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Wherrol Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14288/wherrol-flat/topic/health-disability