21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Illawarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people report health issues in Illawarra than in most similar areas. Only 21.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as significantly healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 21.3% of people, with arthritis and asthma being the most common at 10.0% each. Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of residents, which is a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Illawarra, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nobody in Illawarra reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most areas and sits well below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21227/illawarra/topic/health-disability