26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wongyarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wongyarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of disability and a lower-than-average number of long-term health conditions define Wongyarra. While most residents are healthy, the area has a strikingly high rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31%. However, mental health conditions are very common here; at 18.4%, this is well above both the state and national figures.
18.4%
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 Wongyarra, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Wongyarra reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 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 Wongyarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41633/wongyarra/topic/health-disability