52.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weeroona Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Weeroona Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than double the national rate of long-term health issues is seen in Weeroona Island, where 52.1% of people live with a chronic condition. This represents a significant gap compared to the rest of the country. These high rates of illness are mirrored in the local need for daily care.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 25.6%, while 13.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. About 42.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
13.7%
Higher than 89% 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 Weeroona Island, the largest group is None at 47%, followed by One condition (37%) and Two conditions (10%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 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 Weeroona Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41558/weeroona-island/topic/health-disability