30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wooroolin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wooroolin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Wooroolin. About 30.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 11.3% of people. Arthritis is also a significant burden, reported by 11.6% of the population.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Wooroolin, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
5.0% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Wooroolin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33158/wooroolin/topic/health-disability