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Woolloomooloo · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Woolloomooloo

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Nearly 12% of people in Woolloomooloo report a mental health condition, a figure well above the national average. While the area is generally healthy, this specific challenge stands out against other similar suburbs. Most residents live without any long-term health issues.

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📍 Woolloomooloo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woolloomooloo sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woolloomooloo — lower than 60% of areas.

Woolloomooloo27.0%
2011, NSW 25.4%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.9% of residents compared to 8.8% nationally. Overall, 27% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figure for New South Wales.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Woolloomooloo, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 61.7% One condition 18.8% Two conditions 5.7% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Woolloomooloo — Mental health leads at 25%, ahead of Other condition (20%) and Asthma (16%).

Mental health 11.9% Other condition 9.5% Asthma 7.7% Arthritis 6.3% Diabetes 3.6% Cancer 3.0% Heart disease 3.0% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5% of people in Woolloomooloo need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14424/woolloomooloo/topic/health-disability