29.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woollamia · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Woollamia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health conditions in Woollamia compared to most similar areas. Around 29.9% of residents live with a chronic health issue, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite this, the majority of the population is healthy, with 60.6% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12.9% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.6% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%.
8.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Woollamia, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of people need help with their daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national rates. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122153/woollamia/topic/health-disability