34.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallerawang · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wallerawang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Middle-of-the-pack health outcomes define Wallerawang, although the area has a much higher rate of long-term illness than the national figure. Around 34.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the 27.7% seen across Australia. This creates a community where more than a third of people manage ongoing health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common ailments here, affecting 12.1% and 11.1% of people respectively. Mental health conditions are also slightly more common than the national average, with 10.3% of the population reporting a condition.
10.3%
Higher than 56% 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 Wallerawang, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher than usual 7.3% of people in Wallerawang need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% average for Australia and has barely changed since 2011.
7.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Wallerawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115151/wallerawang/topic/health-disability