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Worrowing Heights · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Worrowing Heights

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

A huge 62.6% of people in Worrowing Heights live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and is among the highest rates for similar areas. These widespread health challenges are reflected in the high number of residents who require daily support.

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📍 Worrowing Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Worrowing Heights sits — People with a long-term health condition

62.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Worrowing Heights — higher than 99% of areas.

Worrowing Heights62.6%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 37.2%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 38% of residents. Mental health conditions are also more common than in most areas, with 10.9% of the population affected, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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Worrowing Heights splits fairly evenly between One condition (33%) and None (29%), with Two conditions at 20%.

One condition 29.2% None 25.4% Two conditions 17.8% Three or more 16.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Worrowing Heights, the largest group is Arthritis at 29%, followed by Heart disease (13%) and Diabetes (10%).

Arthritis 38.0% Heart disease 17.7% Diabetes 13.0% Cancer 12.2% Other condition 12.1% Mental health 10.9% Asthma 9.3% Lung condition 7.0% Dementia 6.2% Stroke 5.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 20.1% of people in Worrowing Heights. This is far above the Australian average of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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20.1% ▼ -48.6%

Higher than 99% 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 Worrowing Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14442/worrowing-heights/topic/health-disability