33.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wongarbon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wongarbon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition in Wongarbon, where 12.5% of people live with the condition. Health challenges are more common here than in most other areas, with 33.7% of residents reporting a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, and this includes mental health conditions, which affect 11.4% of people. This is much higher than most other areas. Most people have no long-term health issues, but 21.9% live with one.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Wongarbon, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of residents need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.7% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Wongarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14391/wongarbon/topic/health-disability