21.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wiluna · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wiluna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wiluna compared to most other areas. Only 21.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the local population noticeably healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 7.1% of residents, a little below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 12.1%, followed by heart disease and mental health at 7.1% each.
7.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Wiluna, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people in Wiluna need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state average of 4.6%. This figure has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011, when no residents reported needing such help.
2.9% ▲ —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Wiluna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522067/wiluna/topic/health-disability