32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wyongah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wyongah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Wyongah than in the state or national average. About 32.7% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the 27.7% figure for Australia. This higher rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of people. Other frequent long-term struggles include asthma at 10.4% and arthritis at 10.2%, while 60% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Wyongah, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the national figure of 5.8% need help with daily activities in Wyongah, with 6.8% of the population requiring this assistance.
6.8% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/health-disability