33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Worrigee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Worrigee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Worrigee than in most similar areas. About 33.8% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is reflected in a greater need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 13% of people—well above the 8.8% national figure. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.9% and asthma at 10.7%.
13.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Worrigee, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.7% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
7.7% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Worrigee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14441/worrigee/topic/health-disability