22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willoughby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Willoughby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71% of people in Willoughby report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is much healthier than most other parts of the country, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common reported issue at 7.2%, while mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 5.6%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Willoughby, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than in the rest of the state, with 4.1% of residents requiring some form of assistance.
4.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14320/willoughby/topic/health-disability