29.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallalong · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wallalong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64.5% of people in Wallalong report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, though the rate of long-term health issues is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 29.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than in most similar areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.9%, followed by asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 8.1%.
9.9%
Higher than 50% 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 Wallalong, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.1% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is lower than most similar areas, though the rate rose by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
5.1% ▲ +54.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Wallalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121116/wallalong/topic/health-disability