30.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wolumla · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wolumla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a notable challenge in Wolumla, where 11.7% of residents report this issue. While the overall rate of long-term health conditions is lower than in most similar areas, it remains above the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.7%, followed by arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 7.8%.
11.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Wolumla, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The number of people needing help with daily activities has fallen since 2011, dropping 5.5 percentage points to 5.0%. This is now lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state average.
5.0% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122150/wolumla/topic/health-disability