26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woronora Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woronora Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.6% of people in Woronora Heights need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a generally healthy population where most residents report no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 68.2% of people reporting none. Arthritis (8.6%) and asthma (7.7%) are the most frequent issues, while mental health conditions are a little below the Australian figure at 6.4%.
6.4%
Lower 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 Woronora Heights, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks is much lower than in most similar areas. At 2.6%, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
2.6% ▲ +90.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Woronora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14440/woronora-heights/topic/health-disability