26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Worongary · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Worongary
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 26.7% of people in Worongary have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. This makes the community a little healthier than the state and national figures. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 8.5%, followed by arthritis at 7.9%. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of people, which is about the same as the national figure.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Worongary, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Worongary need help with daily activities compared to the state and national figures, with 4.6% requiring assistance.
4.6% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Worongary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33166/worongary/topic/health-disability