45.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wool Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wool Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Wool Bay, where 31.2% of residents live with the condition. This area faces significant health challenges, with far more people reporting long-term conditions than the state or national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Nearly half of residents (45.5%) have a long-term health condition, which is far above the South Australian figure of 31.0%. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.7% of the population.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Wool Bay, the largest group is None at 45%, followed by One condition (25%) and Two conditions (16%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common in Wool Bay, with 11.7% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
11.7% ▲ +136.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Wool Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41649/wool-bay/topic/health-disability