40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woolgarlo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woolgarlo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 40.5% of people in Woolgarlo live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of illness is reflected in the fact that more than one in five residents deal with mental health conditions. These health challenges mean a higher proportion of the local population requires daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 19% of residents, which is far above the 8.8% national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 21.4%, while 7.1% of people live with cancer.
19.0%
Higher 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 Woolgarlo, the largest group is None at 40%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (23%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.1% of people here, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 5.8% national average.
7.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Woolgarlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14419/woolgarlo/topic/health-disability