30.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wollongbar · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wollongbar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Wollongbar have long-term health conditions or need daily help compared to most similar areas. While 30.9% of residents live with a health condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.8%, which is a little above the national figure. Other frequent conditions include asthma (9.6%) and arthritis (8.5%), though 63% of residents report no long-term health issues.
10.8%
Higher than 63% 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 Wollongbar, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
4.6% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115162/wollongbar/topic/health-disability