30.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallacia · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wallacia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly one in three residents in Wallacia live with a long-term health condition. While this is lower than in many similar areas, it is well above the New South Wales figure. Most people here are healthy, with 61.8% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health problems, each affecting over 9% of people. While 30.4% of residents have a health condition, the number of people with mental health issues (8.4%) is about the same as the national figure.
8.4%
Lower than 67% of urban centre 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 Wallacia, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people now, as the number of residents needing help with daily activities fell 4.7 percentage points since 2011. At 5.6%, this figure is now about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
5.6% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115150/wallacia/topic/health-disability