23.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wonga Park · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wonga Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Wonga Park report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with far fewer residents dealing with chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a low rate of mental health conditions at 5.8%, while other common reports include asthma at 6.7% and arthritis at 6.5%.
5.8%
Lower than 87% 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 Wonga Park, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.1% of people in Wonga Park need help with daily activities, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This figure is well below the 5.8% national average and has fallen since 2011.
2.1% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215091/wonga-park/topic/health-disability