13.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woolner · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woolner
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes define daily life in Woolner, where far fewer people struggle with long-term illness compared to the rest of the country. Only 13.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure that is far below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has some of the lowest rates of long-term health issues, with 80.6% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Woolner, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here, as only 1.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national average of 5.8%.
1.6% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Woolner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70293/woolner/topic/health-disability