25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willyung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Willyung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 25.7% of people in Willyung live with a long-term health condition. This is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Overall, health and disability levels in the area align closely with Western Australian trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.1% of residents. While 7.2% of people have a mental health condition, this is a little below the 8.8% national figure.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Willyung, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of the population. This is about the same as the state average and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +134.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Willyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51616/willyung/topic/health-disability