40.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wollun · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wollun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Wollun, where 40.9% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common ailments, with 20.5% and 11.4% of people affected. While long-term health issues are high, the 0.0% rate of mental health conditions is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
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 Wollun, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here than in most areas, with 6.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both the state and Australia.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Wollun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14379/wollun/topic/health-disability