38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wieambilla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wieambilla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 39% of people in Wieambilla live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness is driven by significant numbers of residents managing mental health issues and chronic conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the most common here, affecting 20.5% of people, which is far above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent reports include asthma (14.1%) and arthritis (12.8%), with 10.3% of the population managing three or more health issues.
20.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Wieambilla, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (31%) and Three or more (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, with 11.5% needing help with basic activities. This is well above the 5.8% typically seen across Australia.
11.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Wieambilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33072/wieambilla/topic/health-disability