40.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodanilling · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woodanilling
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty percent of people in Woodanilling live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the state average. This high level of illness is reflected in the fact that mental health conditions are much more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 15.9%, followed by mental health at 13.5%. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure for mental health, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Woodanilling, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of residents need help with their daily activities, which is about the same as the rates for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.3% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51636/woodanilling/topic/health-disability