28.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wooloweyah · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wooloweyah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Wooloweyah is marked by a very low need for help with everyday tasks. While 28.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the community generally experiences better health outcomes than many similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.9%. About 28.9% of people have a long-term condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
7.9%
Lower than 72% 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 Wooloweyah, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Wooloweyah need help with daily activities, at just 2.4%. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8% and shows a big drop from 11.0% in 2011.
2.4% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Wooloweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122154/wooloweyah/topic/health-disability