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Wollongong · Urban Area

Health & Disability in Wollongong

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Wollongong than in most similar areas. However, 31.2% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means about one in three people here manage a long-term health condition.

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📍 Wollongong, Urban Area

Where Wollongong sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.2%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Wollongong — lower than 62% of areas.

Wollongong31.2%
2525, NSW 28.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common chronic illness, affecting 10.4% of the population. Mental health conditions are also a little more frequent here than in the rest of Australia, at 10.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wollongong, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 61.6% One condition 20.7% Two conditions 6.8% Three or more 3.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wollongong splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (19%), with Other condition at 16%.

Arthritis 10.4% Mental health 10.2% Other condition 8.8% Asthma 8.7% Diabetes 5.2% Heart disease 4.2% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.8% of people in Wollongong need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/health-disability