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Wolli Creek · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wolli Creek

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 10.5% of people in Wolli Creek report a long-term health condition, which is far lower than the national figure. This makes it one of the healthiest areas in the region, with the vast majority of residents reporting no chronic health issues at all.

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📍 Wolli Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Wolli Creek sits — People with a long-term health condition

10.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wolli Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Wolli Creek10.5%
2205, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 3.7% of people. Other long-term conditions like asthma and diabetes are also rare, with 82.2% of residents having no long-term health issues.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wolli Creek, None is the majority at 89%; One condition is next at 9%.

None 82.2% One condition 8.7% Two conditions 1.4% Three or more 0.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wolli Creek splits fairly evenly between Other condition (24%) and Asthma (24%), with Mental health at 22%.

Other condition 3.9% Asthma 3.9% Mental health 3.7% Diabetes 1.6% Arthritis 1.3% Heart disease 0.9% Cancer 0.6% Lung condition 0.3% Stroke 0.1% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few people in Wolli Creek need help with daily activities, at just 0.9%. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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0.9% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14371/wolli-creek/topic/health-disability