25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wondalga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wondalga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Wondalga than in most similar areas, affecting 11.8% of the population. While this is a striking figure, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is slightly lower than the New South Wales and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 11.8%, followed by arthritis at 8.2% and asthma, cancer, and lung conditions each at 4.7%.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Wondalga, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.9% of residents, a rate higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
5.9% ▲ +175.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Wondalga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14390/wondalga/topic/health-disability