21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willoughby East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Willoughby East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people struggle with long-term health issues in Willoughby East than in most other areas. Only 21.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy pocket of the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here, with only 5.5% of people reporting a mental health condition. This is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%, and most residents—about 74.5%—have no long-term health conditions at all.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 East, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
2.9% ▲ +70.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14321/willoughby-east/topic/health-disability