29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wollongong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are much more common in Wollongong than in most other similar areas. While 11.3% of people report a mental health condition, the overall rate of long-term health issues sits just above the national figure at 29.6%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common issues include arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 7.7%, though 63% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Wollongong, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Wollongong need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
5.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14376/wollongong/topic/health-disability