19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wirrinya · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wirrinya
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Wirrinya have remained stable since 2011, with a remarkably low number of long-term illnesses. Only 19.6% of people report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few people here report mental health conditions (0%), and the 19.6% with long-term health issues is much lower than most areas. Among those who are unwell, asthma (9.8%) and cancer (7.6%) are the most common reports.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wirrinya, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national averages of 5.8%.
5.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Wirrinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14360/wirrinya/topic/health-disability