23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wungong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wungong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness defines Wungong, where only 23.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well below the national average of 27.7%, painting a picture of a remarkably healthy local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by only 4.9% of residents, which is well below the 8.8% national figure. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition reported at 5.4%.
4.9%
Lower than 76% 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 Wungong, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.5% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
3.5% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Wungong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51652/wungong/topic/health-disability