31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodford Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woodford Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the state and national figures, 31.7% of people in Woodford Island live with a long-term health condition. This makes health challenges more common here than in most similar areas. These struggles range from physical ailments to mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 9.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.8%, while 63.4% of the population report having no long-term conditions at all.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Woodford Island, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.9% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.9% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Woodford Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14402/woodford-island/topic/health-disability