35.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woolomin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woolomin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Woolomin than in most other areas. About 35.8% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This indicates a community with significant ongoing health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.8% of the population, a little above the 8.8% national average. The most common long-term struggles here are arthritis at 13.8% and asthma at 10.8%, while over half of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Woolomin, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.2% of the population. This is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
6.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Woolomin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14426/woolomin/topic/health-disability