8.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wooroloo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wooroloo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports for Wooroloo show a population with far fewer chronic illnesses than the national average. Only 8.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much lower here than in most areas, including mental health conditions at just 2.6%. Among those with a health problem, arthritis is the most common at 2.7%, followed by mental health and other conditions.
2.6%
Lower than 86% 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 Wooroloo, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with only 0.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and the national average of 5.8%.
0.9% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Wooroloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51646/wooroloo/topic/health-disability